# Accident 19830929052429A: Beech B60, Wichita, KS, September 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Beech Factory
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6701° N, 97.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6701&lon=-97.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7277R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 60 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929052429A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED INTAKE VALVE FAILURE.

## 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 MKC83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA225), Sep 29, 1983: Beech 60 (N7277R), Wichita, KS, destroyed

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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