# Accident 19861220070859A: Beech D17S, Louisville, KY, December 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1986, 17:01 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2600° N, 85.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2600&lon=-85.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217SD) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220070859A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AS THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 ATL87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA048), Dec 20, 1986: Beech D-17-S (N217SD), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N217SD (1)

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

- [Accident 19990724044159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724044159A), Jul 24, 1999: Beech D17S (N217SD), Arco, ID, No damage. (-23)On July 24, A999, approximately 1050 MDT, a Beechcraft 17S staggerwing, N217SD, impacted the terrain while on a long final approach on runway 24 at Arco,…

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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