# NTSB DEN78FA025: Beech 35, N338RW, Ogden, UT, February 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1978
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0504  78/2/20    OGDEN,UT            BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 484
        TIME - 1426                    N338RW              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    ST ANTHONY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND 100 FT OFF RUNWAY EDGE AND 1100 FT FROM DEPARTURE END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N338RW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338RW-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N D-801, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ogden Municipal

## 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 19780220006779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220006779A), Feb 20, 1978: Beech 35BEECH, Ogden, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted ground 100 ft off runway edge and 1100 ft from rture end.

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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