# NTSB CHI78FEV19: Beech A35, N8479A, Quincy, IL, March 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1978
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0914   78/3/5    QUINCY,IL           BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2792
        TIME - 1348                    N8479A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2715 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY-BALDWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IL                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- R WHEEL BRAKE DISC CAME OUT OF WHEEL,LODGED BETWEEN GR AXLE & WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8479A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8479A-2013-07-03), registration cancelled 2013-07-03, S/N D-1899, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quincy-Baldwin

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780305008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305008189A), Mar 5, 1978: Beech F35, Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. R wheel brake disc came out of wheel,lodged between gr axle & whe

## Other investigations on N8479A (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 CHI68F0419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0419), Oct 4, 1967: Beech 35 (N8479A), New Lenox, IL, substantial damage

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.

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