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Date
January 25, 1991 · 20:24 local
Place
Hutchinson, KS
Airport
Hutchinson Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BWFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42AG
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,000 in this make and model146 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.
Nose wheel well filled with snow. After takeoff unable to retract wheel. Bellcrank broke.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL WELL FILLED WITH SNOW. AFTER TAKEOFF UNABLE TO RETRACT WHEEL. BELLCRANK BROKE.