# Accident 19810606045839A: Beech D17S, Canutillo, TX, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Canutillo, TX
- Airport: Cielo Dorado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9185° N, 106.6011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canutillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9185&lon=-106.6011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5447N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606045839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOT SELECTED EMPTY TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW81FQD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD26), Jun 6, 1981: Beech D17S (N5447N), Canutillo, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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