# NTSB MIA74DLD89: Beech E35, N3474B, Lakeland, FL, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2094  74/5/19  NR.LAKELAND,FLA       BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 200
        TIME - 1300                    N3474B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANNEN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LIVE OAK,FLA                BARTOW,FLA                   BRANNEN RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- WAD OF GRASS BETWEEN PUCK & HOUSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3474B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3474B), registered now, S/N D-3700, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (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: Brannen Ranch

## 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 19740519020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519020209A), May 19, 1974: Beech E35, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Wad of grass between puck & housing.

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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