# NTSB ANC79DAH02: Beech 19, N9149S, Soldotna, AK, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3727  79/8/31  NR.SOLDOTNA,AK        BEECH 19            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2520
        TIME - 1830                    N9149S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATHER'S FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SOLDOTNA,AK                  KASILOF,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9149S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9149S-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N MB-784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prather'S Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790831031879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831031879A), Aug 31, 1979: Beech B19, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on short dirt runway. Unable to climb. Hit trees at departure end. Landed in a lake.

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.

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