# Accident 19961206037509A: Beech E55, Park Rapids, MN, December 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Airport: Park Rapids Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9106° N, 95.0603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9106&lon=-95.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 275 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961206037509A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED LOCAL APPROACH THEN STALLED 40FT UP OVER RUNWAY. HIT LEFT WING FIRST. AIRFRAME WAS ICED UP. MISJUDGEMENT. (-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 1996, THIS AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LOC 31 APPROACH TO THE PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, AIRPORT. PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STALLING APPROXIMATELY 40' ABOVE THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND; RIGHT WING FIRST, THEN LEFT WING, AND CAME TO A REST OFF OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED SOME ICE, ALTHOUGH ICING IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 CHI97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA040), Dec 6, 1996: Beech B55 (N17732), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's high flare. Factors were the icing weather condition and the airframe ice.

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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