# NTSB IAD79FA075: Beech V35, N614L, Somerset, KY, September 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1979
- Place: Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2668   79/9/4    SOMERSET,KY         BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 175
        TIME - 1415                    N614L               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,KY                 CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO DETECT POOL OF HYD FLUID THAT HAD LEAKED FROM LEFT BRAKE.BRAKE LININGS WORN OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N614L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614L), registered now, S/N D-10055, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- 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: Somerset-Pulaski

## 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 19790904029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904029369A), Sep 4, 1979: Beech V35, Somerset, KY, Substantial damage. Plt failed to observe leaking brake on preflt. Brake failed during taxi. Ran off end into ditch. Brake worn out.

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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