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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech F90 · Wichita, KS · February 16, 1989

Date
February 16, 1989 · 11:50 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Beech Factory Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N713DB
Reported as
Beech F90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total200 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On autopilot check flight. Had radio communication problems. Entered arsa while trouble shooting problem.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUTOPILOT CHECK FLIGHT. HAD RADIO COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS. ENTERED ARSA WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM.