- Date
- December 5, 1983, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N704MBeech TC-45J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831205059609A
- Case key
- 33505
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was a Beech TC-45J that had been modified into a hamilton turboliner under STC SA-1821-WE. During arrival, the plt reported that he encountered moderate icing at 4000 ft. he made a localizer-only apch to rwy 35. An ATC specialist stated that they saw the acft break out of the clouds over the apch end of the rwy. At about that time, the plt transmitted that he was going to enter a left base turn for rwy 35 & that he had the rwy in sight. He started a turn, and shortly thereafter, the acft enter a steep nose down attitude. The acft impacted in a railroad yard in a relatively level attitude with the landing gear extended & the wing flaps retracted. However, during impact, it was still descending at a steep angle (estimated aprx 30 deg). It was destroyed by impact & ground fire. No preimpact, mechanical failure or malfunction was found. The minimum ceiling & visibility for a straight-in apch were 500 ft & 1 mi, and for a circling apch, the minimums were 700 ft & 1 mi.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704M
- Reported as
- Beech TC-45J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 39282
- Airframe hours
- 20,776
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Connie Kalitta Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 14, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- UNI · Quincy, IL
- Destination
- 4
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- KCK · Fairfax Muni, runway 35, 7,301 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,200 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 12 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI, 12 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.
Other investigations on N704M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.