# Accident 19880201026309A: Beech 58P, Ketchikan, AK, February 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1988, 13:29 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6101° N, 131.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6101&lon=-131.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3689D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689D-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 843 total, 303 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880201026309A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN WATER ON ILS APPROACH. PILOT WENT BELOW GLIDE SLOPE ALTITUDE. NO MALFUNCTION 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 SEA88LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA043), Feb 1, 1988: Beech 58P (N3689D), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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