# Accident 19840207017479A: Beech D17S, Stratford, TX, February 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1984, 14:40 local time
- Place: Stratford, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3290° N, 102.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3290&lon=-102.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1038M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038M-2018-03-19) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total, 1,302 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840207017479A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE DUE #1 CYLINDER SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA236), Feb 7, 1984: Beech D17S (N1038M), Stratford, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1038M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880528016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528016219A), May 28, 1988: Beech D17S (N1038M), Wheatland, WY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wreckage indicates impact from stall. Plane was turning base, wings went vertical prior crash. High density altitude

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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