Beechcraft 58 N58SE
5 April 1991 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1991 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N58SE, operated by Edelson, Steven A., was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Mid-Continent (ICT)
- Coordinates
- 37.6699, -97.2300
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N58SE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Edelson, Steven A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
REMEDIAL ACTION WAS DELAYED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRAIN THE SPOUSE OF THE ACFT'S OWNER TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE ACFT IN CASE OF THE PILOT'S INCAPACITATION. AFTER A RELATIVELY HIGH DESCENT RATE, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, AND LANDED THE ACFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1991 | Beechcraft 58P | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Airparts Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1991 | Beechcraft 58 | St. Thomas | Heath, Alfred O | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1991 | Beechcraft 58P | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | D. Kaufman | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1991 | Beechcraft 58 | Whites City, New Mexico, United States | Stipp, Robert J. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft 58TC | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Orin O. Terry | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft 58 | Brookhaven, New York, United States | John G. Lauchner | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 Mar 1991 | Cessna A-188 | Harper, Kansas, United States | Midwest AG, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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| 19 Jul 1991 | Grumman G-164A | Sharon Springs, Kansas, United States | James L. Bussen | No injuries | - |
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