# Accident 19790811025919A: Beech B24R, Vashan Island, WA, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Vashan Island, WA
- Airport: Wax Orchards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4002° N, 122.4994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wax Orchards Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4002&lon=-122.4994&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811025919A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF FROM SHORT SOD STRIP. HIT TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 SEA79DYE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE39), Aug 11, 1979: Beech B24R (N4348W), Burton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4348W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780615045999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615045999I), Jun 15, 1978: Beech B24R (N4348W), Auburn, WA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear before touchdown.

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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