# Incident 19871224081299I: Beech K35, Wichita, KS, December 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1987, 00:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224081299I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER. ENTERED CLOUDS.HAD ATC GIVE RADAR ASSISTANCE TO VISUAL CONDITIONS. RETURNED.

## Other reports on N828R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950501013639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950501013639I), May 1, 1995: Beech K35 (N828R), Bentonville, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Nose gear retract idler arm end broke off at attach fitting.

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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