- Date
- September 18, 1974
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N416DBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740918031879A
- Case key
- 138808
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3239 74/9/18 WICHITA,KANS BEECH 58 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 8500 TIME - 0955 N416D PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- ACFT MFR JULY. BEECH SVC LTR 0655-362 DATED AUG RQR INSTL EXTERNAL GNDNG STRAP ON STROBE NOT DONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N416D
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid-Continent
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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.