# Accident 19990724044159A: Beech D17S, Arco, ID, July 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1999, 10:50 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6500° N, 113.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6500&lon=-113.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724044159A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JULY 24, A999, APPROXIMATELY 1050 MDT, A BEECHCRAFT 17S STAGGERWING, N217SD, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 24 AT ARCO, ID AIRPORT. THE PILOT, TODD THERP, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY MR. JOHN BAGLEY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AT 1040 MDT WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THE ELT, WHICH WAS ACTIVATED BY THE IMPACT, WAS TURNED OFF AT THE SCENE.  THE AIRCRAFT, N217SD HAD JUST COMPLETED TWO (2) EXHIBITION FLY-BYS AT THE ARCO AIRPORT AIRSHOW AND WAS ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGIEN STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PILOT TRIES TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE PRIMER.  THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED UP HILL AND "FLIPPED OVER" JUST BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24.  THE SUBSTABTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A POSSIBLE CRACKED ON BROKEN SPAR AT THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE BOTTOM WING, DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, BENT PROPELLER, BROKEN WINDSHIELD, AND POSSIBLE INT ERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 SEA99LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA127), Jul 24, 1999: Beech D17S (N217SD), Arco, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation which resulted in a loss of power. The pilot's improper management of fuel was a factor.

## Other reports on N217SD (1)

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

- [Accident 19861220070859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220070859A), Dec 20, 1986: Beech D17S (N217SD), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over as the pilot turned off the runway. No mechanical malfunctions found.

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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