# NTSB SEA77FYG05: Beech C35, N8SU, Colville, WA, September 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1976
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3282  76/9/28    COLVILLE,WA         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 729
        TIME - 1320                    N8SU                PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLVILLE,WA                 SEATTLE WA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HUMP IN TAXIWAY CAUSED PREMATURE LIFT OFF. RWY BLOCKED BY WHEELS UP ACFT. T/O MADE FM TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8SU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8SU-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N D-3102, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185-8](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-8) (registry code 17310, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Colville

## 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 19760928033739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760928033739A), Sep 28, 1976: Beech C35BEECH, Colville, WA, Substantial damage. Hump in taxiway caused premature lift off. Rwy blocked by wheels up acft. T/o made fm taxiway.

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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