19790511009769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Mattawa, WA · May 11, 1979

Date
May 11, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Mattawa, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N191B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYP19
Reported as
Beech G35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on takeoff after striking soft sand on Private strip. Collapsed landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AFTER STRIKING SOFT SAND ON PRIVATE STRIP. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.