# NTSB SEA80DYA23: Beech C24R, N6021P, Soda Springs, ID, August 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1980
- Place: Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Location: 42.6576° N, 111.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6576&lon=-111.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1849  80/8/29    SODA SPRINGS,ID     BEECH C24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 115
        TIME - 1108                    N6021P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODA SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   EVERETT,WA                   SODA SPRINGS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           60                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AVOIDED FENCE & SAND PIT. DENSITY ALT 7000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6021P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6021P), registered now, S/N MC-657, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soda Springs

## 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 19800829038919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829038919A), Aug 29, 1980: Beech B24R, Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to abort takeoff and ran off end of runway causing 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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