# Incident 20040129011349I: Beech 76, Fort Pierce, FL, January 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2004, 07:05 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278D-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040129011349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN IT'S TAKE OFF ROLL IT DRIFTED LEFT STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE RECOVERY, BACK TO THE CENTERLINE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N278D (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041018032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018032669I), Oct 18, 2004: Beech 76 (N278D), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 10/18/04, at 0236Z, Beechcraft airplane registration #N278D and serial #ME-23, the pilot called pbi ATCT and told them that his airplane had an unsafe…
- [Incident 19940314012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314012359I), Mar 14, 1994: Beech 76 (N278D), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated: my student and I were on a training flight from Beaver County Airport. We were going to do some touch-and-go's on rwy 28. As we…
- [Incident 19790607015329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015329I), Jun 7, 1979: Beech 76 (N278D), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Alternators not turned for m, e check ride. Gear lowered, not checked, prop tips curled before go around

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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