# NTSB MKC83FA019: Cessna 501, N2627U, Wichita, KS, November 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1982, 14:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICHITA DWIGHT D EISENHOWER NTL (ICT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83FA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73041/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - aircraft handling - improper, unqualified person (cause)
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, unqualified person (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - approach light/navaid

## Analysis

A NON-PILOT MECHANIC EMPLOYED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY TOOK OFF IN THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING A VERY STEEP CLIMB & APPEARED TO STALL. THE NOSE WAS LOWERED & THE ACFT TURNED LEFT & ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 1R. IT THEN TURNED ONTO A LOW BASE LEG & CONTINUED TO A VERY LOW FINAL. AFTER SEVERAL OSCILLATIONS IN ROLL THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 557 FT SHORT OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHT STANCHIONS. THE MECHANIC HAD BEEN & WAS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, UNDER PSYCHIATRIC CARE(SCHIZOPHRENIA).

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2627U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627U-1984-08-01), registration cancelled 1984-08-01, S/N 501-0247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Registry model: [Cessna 501](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (registry code 2076603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51247
- Airframe hours: 179
- Engines: P & W JT15D-1B 2200 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Cessna Aircraft Company
- Registered owner: Cessna Aircraft Company
- Departed: ICT, WICHITA, KS
- Airport: ICT, Mid Continent, runway 1, 7,300 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; medical: unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 106 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821112059999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821112059999A), Nov 12, 1982: Cessna 501, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Mechanic made unauthorized takeoff and made pattern circuit. Aircraft crashed short of runway during landing attempt

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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