Beech A36 accident near Horton, Kansas, September 16, 1986
On September 16, 1986 at about 10:45 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N1810S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Horton, Kansas (Harton Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 16, 1986 · about 10:45 pm local time
- Place
- Horton, Kansas · Harton Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N1810S · registry record · serial E-1769
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT NOTED AN 'X' ON RWY 35, SO HE TANSITIONED TO A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33. AT THAT TIME, THE WINDSOCK SHOWED A DIRECT LEFT X-WIND FOR THE 1860 FT TURF RWY WHICH HAD A FENCE ACROSS THE APCH END. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT DOWN THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY, WENT THRU A FENCE, ENCOUNTEREDUNEVEN TERRAIN & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT SAID BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE ON THE TURF RWY. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT AFTER THE ACDNT,THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHEAST.
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: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 548 hours in all; 198 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 365 as pilot in command; 250 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 25, 1985; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BEC Wichita KS at 9:15 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 33, 1,860 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 12 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 2,500 ft; scat at 1,100 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC86LA190.