# NTSB SEA78FA027: Beech 35C33, N7948M, Vancouver, WA, May 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1978
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0901   78/5/5    VANCOUVER,WA        BEECH 35C33         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3500
        TIME - 1407                    N7948M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                OLYMPIA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECT LINE SEPD,LOOSE B NUT.SETTLED INTO STACKS OF WRECKED AUTOMOBILES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7948M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7948M-1980-12-23), registration cancelled 1980-12-23, S/N CD1055 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pearson Airpark

## 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 19780505014109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780505014109A), May 5, 1978: Beech F35, Vancouver, WA, Destroyed. Fuel inject line sepd,loose b nut. Settled into stacks of wrecked mobiles.

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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