# NTSB NYC76AN126: Beech S35, N272D, Block Island, RI, September 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2499   76/9/8    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N272D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 69, 4175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRIDGEPORT,CT               RETURN                       BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.PAX ON R WING OF ACFT WHEN ACFT MOVED,FELL OFF,STRUCK HEAD ON RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N272D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272D-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N D-7463, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Block Island

## 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 19760908031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908031429A), Sep 8, 1976: Beech S35, Block Island, RI, Minor damage. Parking brake ineffective. Pax on r wing of acft when acft moved,fell off,struck head on ramp.

## Other investigations on N272D (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 WPR12LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA116), Feb 25, 2012: Beech S35 (N272D), Dixie Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with forecast low-level windshear conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.
- [NTSB WPR09CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA438), Sep 8, 2009: Beech S35 (N272D), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.

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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