# Accident 19970303001949A: Beech 200BEECH, Salt Lake City, UT, March 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1997
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.8102° N, 111.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8102&lon=-111.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117WM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970303001949A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORT OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 SEA97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA067), Mar 3, 1997: Beech 200 (N117WM), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on the ILS approach, resulting in a stall. Factors included: low visibility; the pilot's selection of the improper DME for the approach; his…

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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