# Accident 19891106044549A: Beech D17S, Flagstaff, AZ, November 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Vor/Dme
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2294° N, 111.7208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2294&lon=-111.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80024, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80024-1994-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech Acft B200T (registry code 1152929, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-acft-b200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,312 total, 290 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044549A

## Narrative

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

TOWER TRIED TO WARN PILOT GEAR UP BUT HE LANDED GEAR UP.AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 LAX90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA022), Nov 6, 1989: Beech D17S (N80024), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT GEAR-UP LANDING BY THE PILOT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ACCEPTANCE OF A VISUAL GEAR-UP WARNING AS NORMAL SINCE IT IS ON ALL THE TIME.

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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