SEA70DWG19

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-B33 · Colville, WA · June 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1970
Place
Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9511YBeech 35-B33
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119847

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2693  70/6/23    COLVILLE,WASH       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 417
        TIME - 1645                    N9511Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLVILLE,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9511Y
Reported as
Beech 35-B33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.