# Accident 19791020032719A: Beech A36, Quinhagak, AK, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 14:20 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7551° N, 161.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINHAGAK (AQH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7551&lon=-161.8454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17696-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 710 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020032719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DELAYED ABORTING TAKEOFF FROM SLUSHY RUNWAY. RAN OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG08), Oct 20, 1979: Beech A36 (N17696), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17696 (1)

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

- [Accident 19881220062339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220062339A), Dec 20, 1988: Beech A36 (N17696), Athens, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Failed to flair for emergency landing in open level field. Exhaust valve broke in NR1 cylinder

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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