# Accident 19950218014579A: Beech C23, Hutchinson, KS, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 01:42 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KKCS
- Location: 38.0594° N, 97.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0594&lon=-97.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N833KS-2004-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218014579A

## Narrative

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

DOWNWIND INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. ABORTED THEN BEGAN GO AROUND. SEVERED GEAR ON FENCE CLIMBING. LANDED ON BELLY.

## 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 CHI95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA091), Feb 18, 1995: Beech 23 (N833KS), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning by the pilot. Contributing factors to this accident were the pilot selecting the wrong runway for takeoff and the tailwind condition.

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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