# NTSB MIA76AM109: Beech C-45H, N3505G, W Palm Beach, FL, September 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1976
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3992  76/9/15  NR.W PALM BEACH,FL    BEECH C-45H         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 790
        TIME - 0410                    N3505G              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         W PALM BEACH,FL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM UNLIGHTED GRASS STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3505G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3505G-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N AF-370 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19760915041559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915041559A), Sep 15, 1976: Beech C45H, W Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tkof frm unlighted grass strip.

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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