# NTSB SEA80DYE23: Beech 35, N3038V, Eastsound, WA, February 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1980
- Place: Eastsound, WA · EASTSOUND, WA
- Location: 48.6968° N, 122.9055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastsound, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6968&lon=-122.9055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0272  80/2/23    EASTSOUND,WA        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 247
        TIME - 1230                    N3038V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORCAS ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WA                  EASTSOUND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMGD RT WG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3038V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orcas Island

## 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 19800223006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223006589A), Feb 23, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Eastsound, WA, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane on high level off over runway. Airplane hit hard on right gear and right wing.

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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