# Accident 19940717018569A: Beech D17S, Elgin, NE, July 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1994, 10:20 local time
- Place: Elgin, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9803° N, 98.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9803&lon=-98.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1184V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1184V) (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 R985AN3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018569A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AWARE GEAR NOT FULL DOWN ON FLARE. BEGAN GO AROUND. WING HIT SIGN. SETTLED OFF RUNWAY ON PARTIAL GEAR.

## 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 CHI94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA235), Jul 17, 1994: Beech 17 (N1184V), Elgin, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the road sign. Factors in the accident were the sign and the failure of the landing gear to extend into the full down and locked position.

## Other reports on N1184V (1)

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

- [Incident 19780114002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114002979I), Jan 14, 1978: Beech D17S (N1184V), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Nose up after applying brakes on icy taxiway.

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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