# Accident 19941209041209A: Beech E18S, Kansas City, MO, December 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1994
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.2706° N, 94.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2706&lon=-94.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5647D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647D-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209041209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BOUND, ICING CONDITIONS, CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. (-4)DURING ARRIVAL AT NIGHT IN FOG AND DRIZZLE, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RUNWAY 1L APPROACH. WHILE ON THE APPROACH, SHE REPORTED ENCOUNTERING MODERATE RIME ICE. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INBOUND ON THE LOCALIZER UNTIL IT NEARED THE MIDDLE MARKER, THEN IT DEVIATED ABOUT 20 DEGREES LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, ABOUT 300' SHORT AND 300' LEFT OF THE THRESHOLD. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ITS DESCENT AND SLOWED DOWN, SHORTLY BEFORE ENTERING A STEEP DESCENT AND A SPIN. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT AIRFRAME, CONTROL SYSTEM, OR POWERPLANT ANOMALIES. THE WINGS HAD 1/4 INCH OF ICE ON THE LEADING EDGE AND A 1/2 INCH HIGH RIDGE OF ICE, PARALLEL TO THE DEICING BOOTS, ABOUT 3 INCHES AFT OF THE BOOTS. THE COCKPIT AND WINDSHIELD HEATING SYSTEM WERE FOUND IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. COMPANY RECORDS SHOWED SHE HAD PASSED A 14 CFR PART 135 CHECKRIDE ON MAY 20, 1994. THE FAA CHECKRIDE FORM WAS ADMINISTERED AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF PILOT. HOWEVER, OTHER RECORDS/INFORMATION SHOWED THE CHIEF PILOT WOULD NOT HAVE BE         EN ABLE TO GIVE THE CHECKRIDE ON THAT DATE.

## 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 CHI95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA053), Dec 9, 1994: Beech E18S (N5647D), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER (ICING) CONDITIONS, THE…

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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