# Accident 19831117058029A: Beech 77, Des Moines, IA, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 15:09 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5300° N, 93.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5300&lon=-93.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67118 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117058029A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING COLLAPSING NOSE WHEEL AND THEN FLIPPING INVERTED.

## 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 MKC84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA027), Nov 17, 1983: Beech BE77 (N67118), Des Moines, IA, 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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