# Accident 20180222003009A: Beech 58, Ulysses, KS, February 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2018, 21:06 local time
- Place: Ulysses, KS
- Airport: Ulysses Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6528° N, 101.3706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6528&lon=-101.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678DD-2019-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180222003009A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOUTH FROM RUNWAY 17 AT ULYSSES, KS (ULS) ENROUTE TO SCOTT CITY, KS (TQK). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DIRECTLY 3.6 STATUTE MILES NORTH OF THE ULYSSES AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 IN A FIELD. IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING SW, 220 FLIGHT DIRECTION IN A SLIGHT LEFT BANK AND SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UPON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CEN18FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA108), Feb 23, 2018: Beech 58 (N678DD), Ulysses, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N678DD (1)

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

- [Incident 19970726028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726028409I), Jul 26, 1997: Beech 58 (N678DD), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported the first indicator of a problem was when props struck the runway. Pilot stated he did not remember performing landing (gumps) check.…

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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