# NTSB SEA76DYE53: Beech 23, N2389J, Blakely Island, WA, August 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Blakely Island, WA · BLAKELY ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.5620° N, 122.8016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5620&lon=-122.8016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2346  76/8/11    BLAKELY ISLAND,WA   BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N2389J              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            56, 5552 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKELY ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANACORTES,WA                BLAKELY ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STALLED ONTO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2389J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389J-1989-10-24), registration cancelled 1989-10-24, S/N M353 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blakely Island

## 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 19760811024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811024449A), Aug 11, 1976: Beech 23BEECH, Blakely Island, WA, Substantial damage. Stalled onto rwy.

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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