# Incident 19800910070089I: Beech A100, Hutchinson, KS, September 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1980, 17:35 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3100K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3100K-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A100 (registry code 1152915, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070089I

## Narrative

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

UPPER COWLING SECTION CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN REFUELED. LATCHES WORN BUT SATISFACTORY.

## Other reports on N3100K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940325025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325025779I), Mar 25, 1994: Beech A100 (N3100K), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light for landing. Affirmed gear down. Right main collapsed on landing. Manual extension unknown.

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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