# NTSB SEA80FA019: Rockwell 700, N9908S, Mukilteo, WA, February 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1980
- Place: Mukilteo, WA · MUKILTEO, WA
- Location: 47.9103° N, 122.3099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mukilteo, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9103&lon=-122.3099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0059  80/2/15    MUKILTEO,WA         ROCKWELL 700        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2567
        TIME - 1615                    N9908S              PX-  4  2  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WA                  PORTLAND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- 1000LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT,CG 1.59 INS BHND AFT LIMIT,ICE & SNOW ON WINGS & TAIL PRIOR TO TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9908S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9908S-1980-03-19), registration cancelled 1980-03-19, S/N 70008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 700
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-700) (registry code 7630520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Snohomish County

## 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 19800215003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215003609A), Feb 15, 1980: Rkwell 700, Mukilteo, WA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Departed with ice and snow on aircraft and 1,000 pounds over gross weight. Stalled into trees off end of runway.

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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