# NTSB FTW79DA086: Beech A36, N969SD, Dekalb, TX, June 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1979
- Place: Dekalb, TX · DEKALB, TX
- Location: 33.5074° N, 94.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Kalb, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5074&lon=-94.6165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0794   79/6/4    DEKALB,TX           BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1734
        TIME - 1800                    N969SD              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE SIDES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEKALB,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N969SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Sides

## 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 19790604012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604012259A), Jun 4, 1979: Beech A36, Dekalb, TX, Substantial damage. Made prematue lift off. Allowed acft to drift off rwy. Could not leave ground effect. Struck ditch.

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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