# NTSB SEA76DYE47: Beech G35, N4559D, Pt Roberts, WA, July 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Pt Roberts, WA · PT ROBERTS, WA
- Location: 48.9847° N, 123.0595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Roberts, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9847&lon=-123.0595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1910  76/7/15    PT ROBERTS,WA       BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N4559D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 1901 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POINT ROBERTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PT ROBERTS,WA               BELLINGHAM,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4559D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4559D-1999-04-14), registration cancelled 1999-04-14, S/N D-4731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Point Roberts

## 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 19760715019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715019539A), Jul 15, 1976: Beech G35, Pt Roberts, 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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