# Accident 19790615012079A: Beech D17S, Sisters, OR, June 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1030, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 622 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615012079A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL, STRUCK FENCE, NOSED OVER. PILOT STATED BRAKES WERE WEAK DUE TO LOW FLUID.

## 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 SEA79DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK18), Jun 15, 1979: Beech D-17S (N1030), Sisters, OR, 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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