# NTSB MKC80FA023: Beech H18, N729F, Olathe, KS, February 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1980
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0495  80/2/15  NR.OLATHE,KS          BEECH H18           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1528                    N729F               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            36, 3566 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1647 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CO EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         OLATHE,KS                    RETURN                       IOLA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      26
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LOST RDO TMTR.DESTN NDB/ILS GS INOP.DIVERTED.CRASHED DRG LOW VSBY APCH.ICE ON WINGS/STABILIZERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N729F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729F-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N BA-706 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Johnson Co Exec

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800215002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002989A), Feb 15, 1980: Beech H18, Olathe, KS, Destroyed. Circling to land, hit trees. Low ceiling, snow & freezing rain. Airframe had heavy coating of ice at crash site.

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.

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