# Accident 19790604012259A: Beech A36, Dekalb, TX, June 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dekalb, TX
- Airport: Three Sides
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.5074° N, 94.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Kalb, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5074&lon=-94.6165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,734 total, 134 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604012259A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATUE LIFT OFF. ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT OFF RWY. COULD NOT LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. STRUCK DITCH.

## 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 FTW79DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA086), Jun 4, 1979: Beech A36 (N969SD), Dekalb, TX, 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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