# Accident 20110704014759A: Beech 77, Jonesville, VA, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 14:59 local time
- Place: Jonesville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6500° N, 83.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6500&lon=-83.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37148, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37148-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 60 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704014759A

## Narrative

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

07/04/2011 @ 1459 LOCALLEE COUNTY, VA: N37148, A BEECH 77 AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT SHORT FIELD, ABORTED, STRUCK A FENCE POST, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, AND CAUGHT FIRE. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL

## 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 ERA11CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA378), Jul 4, 2011: Beech 77 (N37148), Jonesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

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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