ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377674
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 February 1985 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95-B55 |
| Owner/operator: | Coffeyville Aircraft Inc. |
| Registration: | N617CA |
| MSN: | TC-1078 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3668 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hutchinson, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Liberal, KS (KLIB) |
| (KHUT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT BEGAN AN ILS APCH TO RWY 13 AT THE HUTCHINSON MUNI ARPT. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD TURNED OFF THE 16 MI ARC, HAD INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER & HAD BEGUN HIS DESCENT TO THE MIN PUBLISHED ALT TO CROSS OVER THE OUTERMARKER (FINAL APCH FIX). JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE OUTER MARKER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE 2 TOP STATIC WIRES OF A POWER LINE, THEN CRASHED TO THE GROUND. DURING AN EXAM OF THE ACFT, THE ALTIMETER WAS FOUND INDICATING 8400 FT. IT WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR STATION FOR A TEARDOWN, BUT WAS READING -3500 FT BY THEN. A DISASSEMBLY & EXAM OF THE ALTIMETER WAS MADE, BUT ITS PREIMPACT CONDITION & ITS READ-OUT AT IMPACT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC85FCQ01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 15:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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