19810723043899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58TC · Kansas City, KS · July 23, 1981

Date
July 23, 1981 · 12:24 local
Place
Kansas City, KS
Airport
Fairfax Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EBSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17705
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FA043
Reported as
Beech 58TC
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Trim problem on takeoff. Crashed nose down level flight. Trim tab actuator had been switched by maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

TRIM PROBLEM ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED NOSE DOWN LEVEL FLIGHT. TRIM TAB ACTUATOR HAD BEEN SWITCHED BY MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.