# NTSB SEA76DYE55: Beech B35, N5206C, Olympia, WA, August 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1976
- Place: Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3623  76/8/26    OLYMPIA,WA          BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3400
        TIME - 1439                    N5206C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1013 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLYMPIA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    OLYMPIA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT CONTACTED TWO APCH LTS DRG T/D IN OVERRUN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5206C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5206C), registered now, S/N D-2551, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olympia Municipal

## 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 19760826024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826024519A), Aug 26, 1976: Beech B35, Olympia, WA, Substantial damage. Acft contacted two apch lts drg t/d in overrun area.

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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