# NTSB SEA68D0287: Beech B23, N4710J, Everett, WA, April 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1968
- Place: Everett, WA · EVERETT, WA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0287
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0287

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1327   68/4/8    EVERETT,WASH        BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N4710J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4710J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4710J-1970-09-01), registration cancelled 1970-09-01, S/N MB-168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paine Field

## Other investigations on N4710J (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 SEA70AS028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS028), Jan 20, 1970: Beech A23-19 (N4710J), Marysville, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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