- Date
- February 20, 1985, 19:00 local (Feb 21, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hutchinson, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N617CABeech 95-B55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850220008099A
- Case key
- 33862
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt began an ILS apch to rwy 13 at the Hutchinson muni arpt. He reported that he had turned off the 16 mi arc, had intercepted the localizer & had begun his descent to the min published alt to cross over the outermarker (final apch fix). Just prior to reaching the outer marker, the acft collided with the 2 top static wires of a power line, then crashed to the ground. During an exam of the acft, the altimeter was found indicating 8400 ft. it was taken to a repair station for a teardown, but was reading -3500 ft by then. A disassembly & exam of the altimeter was made, but its preimpact condition & its read-out at impact could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N617CA
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1078
- Airframe hours
- 3,668
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Coffeyville Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 26, 1984 · 3,668 hours before
- Departed
- LIB · Liberal, KS
- Destination
- HUT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HUT · Hutchinson Muni, runway 13, 7,001 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,255 total · 30 in this make and model · 1,175 as pilot in command · 280 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUT, 7 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.