# NTSB MIA77DLA22: Beech 35, N3314C, Ft.Pierce, FL, December 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1976
- Place: Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA22-156578

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3973  76/12/28   FT.PIERCE,FL        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N3314C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LUCIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.PIERCE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PLT OPENED THROTTLE SO THAT ENG STARTED AT HIGHER THAN IDLE SPEED WHICH CAUSED ACFT TO MOVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3314C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3314C-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N D-3980, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- 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: St.Lucie County

## 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 19761228038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228038819A), Dec 28, 1976: Beech E35, Ft.Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Plt opened throttle so that eng started at higher than idle speed which caused acft to move.

## Other investigations on N3314C (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 ATL81FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW04), Nov 2, 1980: Beech E35 (N3314C), Chattanooga, TN, 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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