# NTSB IAD78FHD24: Beech V35B, N444KM, Cheswold, DE, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
- Location: 39.2198° N, 75.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheswold, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2198&lon=-75.5878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FHD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4388  78/9/17    CHESWOLD,DE         BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 605
        TIME - 2230                    N444KM              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 538 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELTSVILLE,MD               CHESWOLD,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N444KM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delaware Airpark

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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