# Accident 19830512018969A: Beech D55, Gardner, KS, May 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1983, 05:10 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Johnson Co Indust
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.8093° N, 94.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8093&lon=-94.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725M-1985-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,428 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512018969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON A LOC APPROACH. INDICATES PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE THE MDA IN DENSE FOG.

## 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 MKC83FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA108), May 12, 1983: Beech D55 (N725M), Gardner, 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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