# Incident 19780615045999I: Beech B24R, Auburn, WA, June 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4348W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4348W-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615045999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N4348W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790811025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811025919A), Aug 11, 1979: Beech B24R (N4348W), Vashan Island, WA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from short sod strip. Hit trees on climbout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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