# NTSB SEA78FA030: Beech B90, N19Y, Olympia, WA, May 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1978
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0818   78/5/9    OLYMPIA,WA          BEECH B90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1835                    N19Y                PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 52, 13200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLYMPIA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORTH BEND,OR               TACOMA,WA                    OLYMPIA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BYSTANDER WALKED INTO PROP. BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.235%
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor 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 19780509010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509010409A), May 9, 1978: Beech B90, Olympia, WA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Bystander walked into prop. Blood alcohol 0.235

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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