# NTSB MIA79FLD01: Beech B35, N8804A, Odessa, FL, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4138   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8804A-2020-06-05), registration cancelled 2020-06-05, S/N D-2226, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (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: West Pasco 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 19781004033939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004033939A), Oct 4, 1978: Beech F35, Odessa, FL, Destroyed. Ash trays not installed in rear cabin walls. Misc-fire of undeurce in floor area of cockpit

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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