# NTSB SEA69A0048: Breguet 905A, N280M, Issaquah, WA, March 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1969
- Place: Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Location: 47.5462° N, 122.0581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Issaquah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5462&lon=-122.0581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2613   69/3/9    ISSAQUAH,WASH       BREGUET 905A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1509                    N280M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WASH               ISSAQUAH,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED DIVE BRAKES OPEN JUST PRIOR TO T/O.PLTS L ARM WEAK DUE TO PREVIOUS ILLNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N280M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280M-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 905-S-42 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREGUET 905A
- Registry model: [Breguet FAUVETTE 905A](https://openairdocs.org/model/breguet-fauvette-905a) (registry code 1450102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Seattle Skyport

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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