# Incident 19961114041359I: Beech A36, Des Moines, IA, November 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1996, 17:37 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3170F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3170F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 14 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961114041359I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OIL PRESSURE PROP SURGE. DIVERTED DSM. ELECTRICS FAILED. ICED UP. UNABLE GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N3170F (1)

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

- [Incident 19980201005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980201005189I), Feb 1, 1998: Beech A36 (N3170F), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: following landing, pilot retracted gear and flaps on roll out.

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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