# Incident 19970405008339I: Beech 1900D, Kansas City, MO, April 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1997, 12:50 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178YV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178YV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405008339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIR MIDWEST INCORPORATED FLIGHT AMW669, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N178YV, DEPARTED MCI ON 04/05/97 ENROUTE TO OMA. DURING CLIMB OUT THE FLAPS FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT MCI WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONDITION AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MCI WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AIR MIDWEST MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. THE INOPERATIVE FLAPS WERE PROPERLY DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL 27-2, CATEGORY C, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0061) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N178YV (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040921026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921026549I), Sep 21, 2004: Beech 1900D (N178YV), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. (-23) On September 22, 2004, inspector kevin donohue and myself went to Garden City, Kansas to investigate the incident with air midwest flight 4698. The…
- [Incident 20011222038389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011222038389I), Dec 22, 2001: Beech 1900D (N178YV), Wichita, KS. (-23) On December 22, 2001, stall warning horn sounded immediately after take off. The pilot reported that the horn would not silence, and then returned the…
- [Incident 19960610017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610017359I), Jun 10, 1996: Beech 1900D (N178YV), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: air midwest flight 717 enroute mci-mhk returned mci due to intermittent fire warning light. Flight 717 landed mci without further incident @16:38…

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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