- Date
- August 1, 1983, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N723CADe Havilland DHG-6-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830801061309A
- Case key
- 33465
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Sequence of events
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On ground/water collision with object
Object - building(nonresidential)Factor
Visual lookout - misjudgedCause
Analysis
As the aircraft was being parked, the outer portion of the right wing contacted the awning on a building.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N723CA
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHG-6-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 723
- Engine
- unknown PT6-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Capital Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FOE · Topeka, KS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,240 total · 740 in this make and model · 4,263 as pilot in command · 265 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.