# NTSB MIA78DLD28: Beech B35, N3138V, Plymouth, FL, March 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1106  78/3/31    PLYMOUTH,FL         BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1805                    N3138V              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLANDO NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK WING OF J3 CUB,N98337,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3138V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3138V-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N D-567, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orlando North

## 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 19780331006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331006689A), Mar 31, 1978: Beech 35BEECH, Plymouth, FL, Destroyed. Struck wing of J3 cub,N98337,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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