Cessna 501 accident near Wichita, Kansas, November 12, 1982
On November 12, 1982 at about 8:04 pm local time, a Cessna 501, registered N2627U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Wichita, Kansas (Mid Continent airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 12, 1982 · about 8:04 pm local time
- Place
- Wichita, Kansas · Mid Continent
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 501 · all 501s on the register
- Registration
- N2627U · no longer on the register · serial 51247
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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).
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 179 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 74 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,000 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P & W JT15D-1B (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Cessna Aircraft Company
The flight
- Departed from: ICT Wichita KS at 2:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 1, 7,300 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 106°F (41°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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