# Accident 19940803020059A: Beech D17R, Sandwich, IL, August 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6396° N, 88.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6396&lon=-88.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17R (registry code 1150534, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E&F-2&3 (registry code 67015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R97511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,570 total, 150 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803020059A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER GEAR UP LANDING.

## 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 CHI94LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA264), Aug 3, 1994: Beech D17R (N35E), Sandwich, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to lower the landing gear. Factors related to the accident were the loss of engine rpm, for undetermined reasons, and the diverted attention of the pilot.

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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