Beechcraft 23 N833KS
18 February 1995 · Hutchinson, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1995 at about 07:42 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N833KS was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. One person was 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 07:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hutchison Muni. Airport (HUT)
- Coordinates
- 38.0594, -97.9109
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 23
- Registration
- N833KS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Salinas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
inadequate preflight planning by the pilot. Contributing factors to this accident were the pilot selecting the wrong runway for takeoff and the tailwind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT BEGAN AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WITH A REPORTED 10 TO 15 KNOT TAILWIND. THE PILOT SAID HIS AIRSPEED WAS NOT BUILDING UP AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE. HE SAID HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE INITIAL CLIMB AND LAND. HE SAID HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. DURING THIS MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AT THE AIRPORT'S BORDER AND THE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF. THE PILOT SAID HE DECIDED TO RETURN AND LAND BECAUSE HE KNEW HE '...HAD HIT SOMETHING.' THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY WITHOUT ITS LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1995 | Beechcraft 23 | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Eric M. Bright | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lyle O. Brooksby | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1995 | Beechcraft 23A | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 23 | Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States | General Avation Service | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1995 | Beechcraft 23 | Strasburg, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft 23 | Spafford, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1995 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Meade, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1995 | Baker LONG EZE | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1995 | Globe GC-1B | Norton, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1995 | Cessna 188 | Meade, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1995 | Brantly B-2B | Winfield, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-24-260 | Wakeeney, Kansas, United States | Nixon, Thomas E. | Minor injuries | - |