# NTSB IAD77FLQ12: Beech F35, N4238B, Pikeville, KY, May 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2693   77/5/1    PIKEVILLE,KY        BEECH F35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 331
        TIME - 1030                    N4238B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 PIKEVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4238B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4238B-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N D-4212, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pikeville Airport

## 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 19770501012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501012129A), May 1, 1977: Beech F35, Pikeville, KY, 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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