# Accident 19870908049969A: Beech 100BEECH, Batesville, IN, September 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Batesville, IN
- Airport: Hillenbrand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2903° N, 85.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2903&lon=-85.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73KA-1991-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,728 total, 210 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908049969A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. PILOT DISTRACTED BY INBOUND WEATHER.

## 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 CHI87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA210), Sep 8, 1987: Beech 100 (N73KA), Batesville, IN, 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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