# NTSB DEN79DTC18: Beech A-36, N4260S, Bondurant, WY, June 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1979
- Place: Bondurant, WY · BONDURANT, WY
- Location: 43.2030° N, 110.4088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bondurant, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2030&lon=-110.4088&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2679  79/6/25    BONDURANT,WY        BEECH A-36          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1149
        TIME - 0950                    N4260S              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 721 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONDURANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONDURANT,WY                DUBOIS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- DA APPROX 7500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4260S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4260S), registered now, S/N E-959, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bondurant

## 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 19790625016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625016929A), Jun 25, 1979: Beech A36, Bondurant, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from high altitude strip and ran through fence at end of runway. Also high grass on strip.

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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