# Accident 19740918031879A: Beech 58, Wichita, KS, September 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1974
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N416D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740918031879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MFR JULY. BEECH SVC LTR 0655-362 DATED AUG RQR INSTL EXTERNAL GNDNG STRAP ON STROBE NOT DONE.

## 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 MKC75FCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ15), Sep 18, 1974: Beech 58 (N416D), 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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