# NTSB FTW78FA076: Beech V35B, N1835L, Baton Rouge, LA, September 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1978
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 49 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA076

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0014   78/9/7    BATON ROUGE,LA      BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1105                    N484DA              PX-  0  0 40                            41, 8300 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BATON ROUGE,LA              DALLAS-FORT WORTH,TX         SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0014   78/9/7    BATON ROUGE,LA      BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 1709
        TIME - 1105                    N1835L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 924 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 48                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE DURING B-727'S TKOF ROLL. PLT STATED HE DID NOT SEE HOLD LINE ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1835L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1835L-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N D-10097, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N484DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484DA-1999-12-07), registration cancelled 1999-12-07, S/N 20864 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Ryan

## Other investigations on N1835L (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 CHI07FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA140), May 11, 2007: Beech V35B (N1835L), Sharonville, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots in both airplanes and their not maintaining clearance from each others airplane during climb.

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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