# Accident 19850220008099A: Beech 95B55, Hutchinson, KS, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.0592° N, 97.9092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0592&lon=-97.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617CA-1985-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 30 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220008099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ON ILS APPROACH. ALTIMETER FOUND TO BE READING 4800 FT LOW. SUSPECT SECTOR GEAR DISENGAGED.

## 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 MKC85FCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCQ01), Feb 21, 1985: Beech 95-B55 (N617CA), Hutchinson, 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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