37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1989 · 10:20 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LEVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N600DT
Reported as
Lear 35LEAR
Reported engine
Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,800 total300 in this make and model80 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.
Had turbulence and hail on approach. Asked for vectors to other airport. Made normal landing. Had hail damage.
As the FAA filed it
HAD TURBULENCE AND HAIL ON APPROACH. ASKED FOR VECTORS TO OTHER AIRPORT. MADE NORMAL LANDING. HAD HAIL DAMAGE.