Rockwell 500B N630KC
5 April 1983 · Hutchinson, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1983 at about 06:45 local time, a Rockwell 500B registered N630KC, operated by Central Air Charter, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hutchinson Muni (HUT)
- Coordinates
- 38.0600, -97.9094
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 500B
- Registration
- N630KC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Central Air Charter, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salina → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC83LA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN 2 INCHES OF SNOW & SLUSH. BRAKING ACTION WAS NON-EXISTENT. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH PILES OF SNOW & WERE NOT VISIBLE. THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT INTO A SNOWBANK COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE NWS CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEASURE & REPORT RWY SNOW DEPTH. HUTCHISON DOES NOT HAVE A TOWER OPERATING AT NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1983 | Rockwell 500-S | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Dodson Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1985 | Rockwell 500-S | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Iowa State University | Fatal | 7 |
| 17 Jan 1987 | Rockwell 500S | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Sievers, Norbert H. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1979 | Rockwell 500B | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Combs Air Frei | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1988 | Rockwell 500-S | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Rockwell 500S | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air SER | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1983 | Cessna P210N | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1983 | Cassutt III M SPORT | Hiawatha, Kansas, United States | John A. Rolfsmeyer | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1983 | Breezy 01 | Kechi, Kansas, United States | Steve L. Phinney | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |