# NTSB MIA78FLD50: Beech V35B, N4277A, Lake Wales, FL, June 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1978
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1735   78/6/7    LAKE WALES,FL       BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2245                    N4277A              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1219 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             RETURN                       LAKE WALES,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER TKOF ABORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4277A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4277A-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N D-9249, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- 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: Chalet Suzanne

## 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 19780607020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780607020299A), Jun 7, 1978: Beech V35B, Lake Wales, FL, Destroyed. Became airborne after tkof aborted.

## Other investigations on N4277A (2)

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 ATL90LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA002), Oct 1, 1989: Beech V35B (N4277A), Colquitt, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN CURRENT ENROUTE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR HIS DESTINATION RESULTING IN HIS FLYING VMC INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS COLLISION WITH POWERLINES WHILE MAKING A…
- [NTSB NYC74FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ16), Dec 2, 1973: Beech V35B (N4277A), White Plains, NY, 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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