# NTSB MIA77DLA16: Beech U35B, N2209L, Dog Island, FL, February 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Dog Island, FL · DOG ISLAND, FL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0846   77/2/6    DOG ISLAND,FL       BEECH U35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 624
        TIME - 1250                    N2209L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 329 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLE DE CHIEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  DOG ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2209L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2209L), registered now, S/N D-9940, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH U35B
- 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: Isle De Chien

## 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 19770206003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206003759A), Feb 6, 1977: Beech V35B, Dog Island, FL, 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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