# NTSB SEA79DYK18: Beech D-17S, N1030, Sisters, OR, June 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1979
- Place: Sisters, OR · SISTERS, OR
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYK18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1204  79/6/15    SISTERS,OR          BEECH D-17S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1610
        TIME - 1715                    N1030               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 622 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SISTERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,OR                  SISTERS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RAN INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1030](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030), registered now, S/N 409, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sisters

## 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 19790615012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615012079A), Jun 15, 1979: Beech D17S, Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll, struck fence, nosed over. Pilot stated brakes were weak due to low fluid.

## Other investigations on N1030 (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 DEN69D0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0178), Feb 13, 1969: Beech D-17S (N1030), Cheyenne, WY, 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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