MKC73AK071

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Wichita, KS · May 27, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 27, 1973
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N306HBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730527014369A
Case key
190650

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1082  73/5/27    WICHITA,KANS        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1055                    N306H               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWDON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT HAD VERY SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. WIND GUSTING 25K.

Aircraft

Registration
N306H
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rawdon Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.