- Date
- December 19, 1988, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Elkhart, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18434Beech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881219055149A
- Case key
- 34738
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - not possibleCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Aircraft performance,landing capability - exceededCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
While attempting to land in strong crosswind conditions, the plt lost directional control. The acft veered off the runway and was substantially damaged. The winds were gusting over 40 knots, with occasional gusts of 60 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18434
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-863
- Airframe hours
- 2,265
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Midwest Corporate Aviation Inc
- Registered owner
- Midwest Corporate Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- EHA · Elkhart, runway 17, 4,900 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,273 total · 719 in this make and model · 2,236 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 35 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.