# Accident 19821112059999A: Cessna 501, Wichita, KS, November 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1982, 14:04 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid-Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2627U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627U-1984-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821112059999A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC MADE UNAUTHORIZED TAKEOFF AND MADE PATTERN CIRCUIT.AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING ATTEMPT

## 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 MKC83FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA019), Nov 12, 1982: Cessna 501 (N2627U), 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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