- Date
- July 29, 1985, 17:30 local (Jul 30, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3729NBeech B-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850729037569A
- Case key
- 40215
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Directional control of the acft was lost for unknown reasons just prior to rotation. The acft then veered off the right side of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3729N
- Reported as
- Beech B-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-938
- Engine
- Continental E-185-1, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don C. Swaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S50 · Auburn, WA
- Airport
- S50 · Auburn Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.