Beech 300 accident near Hutchinson, Kansas, December 14, 1984
On December 14, 1984 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Beech 300, registered N6823M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hutchinson, Kansas (Hutchinson Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- December 14, 1984 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hutchinson, Kansas · Hutchinson Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 300 · all 300s on the register
- Registration
- N6823M · no longer on the register · serial FA5
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON LATE FINAL, THE PLT UNDER INSTRUCTION REDUCED PWR SHARPLY TO CORRECT A SLIGHTLY HIGH APPROACH, ADVANCING THE PROPELLER CONTROLS TO FULL INCREASE. THE COMBINATION OF POWER REDUCTION AND INCREASED PROFILE DRAG ON THE PROPELLERS WAS EXCESSIVE FOR THE DESIRED RESULT AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE DESPITE THE ACTION OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN ADVANCING THROTTLE. THE ENSUING HARD LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR CARRY THROUGH ASSEMBLY.
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
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,101 hours in all; 115 in this make and model; 78 in the last 90 days; 4,500 as pilot in command; 1,653 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 129 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 5, 1984; 129 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 14,500 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A60A (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BEC Wichita KS at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 31, 7,001 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:51 pm from HUT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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