# Accident 19790511009769A: Beech G35, Mattawa, WA, May 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mattawa, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7377° N, 119.9064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattawa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7377&lon=-119.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511009769A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 SEA79DYP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP19), May 11, 1979: Beech G-35 (N191B), Mattawa, WA, substantial damage

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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