# Accident 19960824023819A: Beech D50, Seattle, WA, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 19:03 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4391° N, 122.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4391&lon=-122.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567SF-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-50 (registry code 1152512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G2D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023819A

## Narrative

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

LIMITED TIME VFR PILOT APPROACHED WRONG AIRPORT. TOO SLOW AND LOW. HIT POLE AND TREES. CRASHED. BURNED. 3HRS IN D50

## 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 SEA96FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA201), Aug 24, 1996: Beech D50 (N567SF), Seattle, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow proper emergency procedures (properly configure the airplane and feather the appropriate propeller) after loosing power in one engine, which resulted in his inability…

## Other reports on N567SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19800126015939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126015939I), Jan 26, 1980: Beech D50 (N567SF), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. After landing, student put gear switch up, instructor placed down. Continued taxi, gear collapsed.

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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