# NTSB MIA76FLA34: Beech E35, N3499B, Live Oak, FL, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Live Oak, FL · LIVE OAK, FL
- Location: 30.2956° N, 82.9851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Live Oak, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2956&lon=-82.9851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0625  76/2/29  NR.LIVE OAK,FL        BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1830                    N3499B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FL               LIVE OAK,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUX FUEL LVL FLT ONLY.ACFT IN STEEP BANK,FUEL SEL PSN R AUX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3499B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3499B), registered now, S/N D-3717, 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

## 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 19760229005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229005839A), Feb 29, 1976: Beech E35, Live Oak, FL, Substantial damage. Aux fuel lvl flt only. Acft in steep bank,fuel sel psn r aux.

## Other investigations on N3499B (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FEM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM56), May 14, 1973: Beech E35 (N3499B), Iron River, MI, 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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