Beechcraft 65-90 N190BT

Summary

On 4 June 1982 at about 22:46 local time, a Beechcraft 65-90 registered N190BT, operated by Midwest Piper Flight, Inc, was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1982 at 22:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Colonel James Jabara (3KM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65-90

Registration

N190BT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Midwest Piper Flight, Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Leoti

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82FA095

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT DETECTED A LOSS OF ENG TORQUE AT ABOUT ROTATION AIRSPEED ABOUT 1700 FT DOWN THE RWY & THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE ACFT SLID INTO A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RWY COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE RIGHT ENG FUEL PUMP, P/N4V146R002, SER.#JX241439D, MANUFACTURED BY SPERRY VICKERS SHOWED THAT AT HIGH PUMP SPEED FUEL FLOW WAS INTERMITTENT. DISASSEMBLY OF THE PUMP REVEALED THAT THE ROTOR DRIVE SERRATIONS ON THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, P/N330205,WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE ROTOR WOULD SLIP ON THE SHAFT AT HIGH PUMP SPEEDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.