# Accident 19881219055149A: Beech 58, Elkhart, KS, December 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1988, 17:40 local time
- Place: Elkhart, KS
- Airport: Elkhart-Morton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9991° N, 101.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9991&lon=-101.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18434 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,273 total, 719 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219055149A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. BLAMED CROSSWIND. PEAK GUSTS 60 MPH.

## 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 MKC89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA042), Dec 19, 1988: Beech 58 (N18434), Elkhart, 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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