# Accident 19730418010279A: Beech B99, Wichita, KS, April 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1973
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3990A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,287 total, 2,260 in this make and model, 321 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73AK063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418010279A

## Narrative

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

INBD LMG DOOR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.LND WITH ALL GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

## 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 MKC73AK063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK063), Apr 18, 1973: Beech 99A (N3990A), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

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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