# NTSB MKC81FA043: Beech 58TC, N17705, Kansas City, KS, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1686  81/7/23    KANSAS CITY,KS      BEECH 58TC          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1224                    N17705              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            46, 2200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              YORK,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L & R ELEV TRIM ACTUATORS REVERSED DRG INSTLN,FND ELEV TRIM ARMS EXTDD 1 1/2 INCHES(23DEG NOSE DN)
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17705](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17705-1983-04-23), registration cancelled 1983-04-23, S/N TK-47 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Registry model: [Beech 58TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (registry code 1152746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairfax Muni

## 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 19810723043899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043899A), Jul 23, 1981: Beech 58TC, Kansas City, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Trim problem on takeoff. Crashed nose down level flight. Trim tab actuator had been switched by maintenance.

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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