Beech F17D accident near Perryville, Missouri, April 29, 1988
On April 29, 1988, a Beech F17D, registered N385, was destroyed in an accident near Perryville, Missouri (Perryville airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 29, 1988
- Place
- Perryville, Missouri · Perryville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech F17D · all F17Ds on the register
- Registration
- N385 · no longer on the register · serial 335
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF OPERATION, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACFT MAKING A GEAR UP LDG. AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP, A POST FLIGHT FIRE ERUPTED DESTROYING THE ACFT. EVIDENCE OF GEAR UP LANDING WAS CONFIRMED AFTER POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE GEAR DOORS AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,250 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,100 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 28, 1988; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,200 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Jacobs R-755 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Antique Bi-Wing Airplanes, INC
The flight
- Departed from: K02 Perryville MO
- Destination: K02
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10, 5,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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