# NTSB SEA69D0090: Beech 35, N3940N, Neah Bay, WA, June 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1968
- Place: Neah Bay, WA · NEAH BAY, WA
- Location: 48.3610° N, 124.6116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neah Bay, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3610&lon=-124.6116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3800  68/6/17    NEAH BAY,WASH       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 163
        TIME - 2030                    N3940N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ABANDONED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3940N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940N-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N D-1198 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3940N (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 SEA71DWD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWD19), Oct 25, 1970: Beech 35 (N3940N), Auburn, WA, substantial damage

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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