# NTSB MIA76FLD05: Beech C55, N771E, Titusville, FL, July 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1975
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2244   75/7/7    TITUSVILLE,FL       BEECH C55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 8729
        TIME - 1030                    N771E               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 684 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FL               MERITT ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ELEV CTL LOCK NOT RMVD BFR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N771E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771E-2019-10-03), registration cancelled 2019-10-03, S/N TE-374, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (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: Arthur Dunn

## 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 19750707024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707024619A), Jul 7, 1975: Beech 95C55, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Elev ctl lock not rmvd bfr tkof.

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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