# Accident 19880717026659A: Beech B95, Destin, FL, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 08:17 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4003° N, 86.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4003&lon=-86.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669Q-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717026659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A STORM CELL ON DOWNWIND LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO WATER OFFSHORE. POSSIBLE VERTIGO IN TURBULENCE.

## 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 MIA88FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA224), Jul 17, 1988: Beech 95 (N669Q), Destin, FL, 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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