# NTSB SEA79DYE39: Beech B24R, N4348W, Burton, WA, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Burton, WA · BURTON, WA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2604  79/8/11    BURTON,WA           BEECH B24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 674
        TIME - 1450                    N4348W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAX ORCHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURTON,WA                   SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UPSLOPE RWY. L STAB HIT RWY MARKER AT END OF RWY & SEPARATED.COMPUTED TKOF DIST 1882FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4348W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4348W-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N MC-277, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wax Orchards

## 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 19790811025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811025919A), Aug 11, 1979: Beech B24R, Vashan Island, WA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from short sod strip. Hit trees on climbout.

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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