# Accident 20180525005929A: Beech D17S, Santa Fe, NM, May 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2018, 13:43 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2936° N, 105.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2936&lon=-105.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79091, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79091-2021-07-31) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,541 total, 1,316 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180525005929A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 25, 2018, ABOUT 1342 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A BEECH D17S SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N79091, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MID CONTINENT INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC., UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR/VMC) PREVAILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED PERRYTON/OCHILTREE COUNTY AIRPORT (PYX), KANSAS ABOUT 1150 CDT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT (ABQ), ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED; HOWEVER, FAA FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS UTILIZED BY THE PILOT FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN18FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA192), May 25, 2018: Beech D17S (N79091), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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