- Date
- October 4, 1978
- Place
- Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8804ABeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781004033939A
- Case key
- 138572
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4138 78/10/4 ODESSA,FL BEECH B35 CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 491 TIME - 1803 N8804A PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PASCO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CARLISLE,OH SARASOTA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-FIRE OF UNDET SOURCE IN FLOOR AREA OF COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ASH TRAYS NOT INSTALLED IN REAR CABIN WALLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8804A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Pasco County
N8804ARegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2020 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.