# NTSB MIA79DKT44: Beech 65, N707E, Belle Glade, FL, January 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1979
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0528  79/1/31    BELLE GLADE,FL      BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 3308
        TIME - 1400                    N707E               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET GRASS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707E-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N LC-101, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belle Glade

## 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 19790131001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131001989A), Jan 31, 1979: Beech 65, Belle Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Sales demonstration flight. Pilot lost control on takeoff.

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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