Beechcraft 99A N3990A
18 April 1973 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1973 at about 14:16 local time, a Beechcraft 99A registered N3990A, operated by Air Midwest, In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 14 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99A
- Registration
- N3990A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Midwest, In
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Great Bend, Kans → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0677
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INBD LMG DOOR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.LND WITH ALL GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft 99 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Rio Airways * | No injuries | - |
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| 18 May 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | SMB Stage Lin* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Flushing, New York, United States | Air New Englan | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | St Simons Isl, Georgia, United States | Air South INC0 | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |