# Accident 19810410015739A: Beech 65, Pine Knot, KY, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pine Knot, KY
- Airport: Mccreary Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6954° N, 84.3915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CREARY COUNTY (18I), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6954&lon=-84.3915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3768Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3768Z-2013-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON.  PILOT NOT QUALIFIED AND AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA062), Apr 10, 1981: Beech 65-B80 (N3768Z), Pine Knot, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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