19880401007749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H-18 · Kansas City, MO · April 1, 1988

Date
April 1, 1988 · 07:50 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DSOA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N989B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88FA072
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,140 total274 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Erratic altitude and headings on approach. Broke out stalled in low speed low altitude steep bank trying for runway

As the FAA filed it

ERRATIC ALTITUDE AND HEADINGS ON APPROACH. BROKE OUT STALLED IN LOW SPEED LOW ALTITUDE STEEP BANK TRYING FOR RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.