# NTSB SEA76FYE59: Beech A35, N670D, Port Townsend, WA, September 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1976
- Place: Port Townsend, WA · PORT TOWNSEND, WA
- Location: 48.1218° N, 122.7879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Townsend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1218&lon=-122.7879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3096  76/9/15    PORT TOWNSEND,WA    BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 348
        TIME - 1145                    N670D               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORKS,WA                    PORT TOWNSEND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXT FND JAMMED IN IDLE-CUTOFF POSITION.FUEL SELECTOR FND IN OFF PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N670D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670D-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N D-15001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## 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 19760915031339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915031339A), Sep 15, 1976: Beech A35, Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Mixt fnd jammed in idle-cutoff position. Fuel selector fnd in off psn.

## Other investigations on N670D (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 MKC70FCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCQ09), Feb 22, 1970: Beech A35 (N670D), Mcpherson, KS, 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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