- Date
- May 11, 1979
- Place
- Mattawa, WA · MATTAWA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N191BBeech G-35
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790511009769A
- Case key
- 135832
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1647 79/5/11 MATTAWA,WA BEECH G-35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 875 TIME - 1500 N191B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MATTAWA,WA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- LOOSE DIRT ON TKOF RUN FROM UNIMPROVED RAILROAD BED AIRSTRIP, AREA ADJACENT RECENTLY PLOWED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N191B
- Reported as
- Beech G-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.