# NTSB ANC80DAG08: Beech A36, N17696, Quinhagak, AK, October 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1979
- Place: Quinhagak, AK · QUINHAGAK, AK
- Location: 59.7513° N, 161.8972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinhagak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7513&lon=-161.8972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3281  79/10/20   QUINHAGAK,AK        BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3050
        TIME - 1420                    N17696              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 710 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINHAGAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINHAGAK,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SILT & GRAVEL RWY.POOR TKOF ACCELERATION.PLT THOUGHT HE COULD NOT CLEAR RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17696](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17696-1991-10-16), registration cancelled 1991-10-16, S/N E1004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quinhagak

## 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 19791020032719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020032719A), Oct 20, 1979: Beech A36, Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed aborting takeoff from slushy runway. Ran off end runway.

## Other investigations on N17696 (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 ATL89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA056), Dec 20, 1988: Beech A36 (N17696), Athens, GA, substantial damage

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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