# Accident 19830820043149A: Beech 35BEECH, Decatur Island, WA, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Decatur Island, WA
- Airport: Decatur Shares
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4607° N, 122.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4607&lon=-122.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3038V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,370 total, 48 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043149A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. UNABLE TO CLIMB. STRUCK A CULVERT OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA181), Aug 20, 1983: Beech 35 (N3038V), Decatur Island, 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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