# NTSB MKC80FCG34: Beech 58, N4494A, Kansas City, KS, July 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1980
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1571  80/7/18    KANSAS CITY,KS      BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4065
        TIME - 1615                    N4494A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4494A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4494A-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N TH-30, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfax

## 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 19800718027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718027709A), Jul 18, 1980: Beech 58, Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Inadvertently put gear up on takeoff roll. Landing gear horn inoperative.

## Other investigations on N4494A (2)

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 ERA18FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA046), Dec 8, 2017: Beech 58 (N4494A), St. Croix, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The non-multiengine rated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the left engine due to…
- [NTSB MKC79FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA11), Feb 28, 1979: Beech 58 (N4494A), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

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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