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CHI82FA091

1982-03-18 · RICHMOND, Indiana, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AID

N33KC has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH 300, built 1984), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 05 WHEN 3 MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AT MINIMUMS GROUND CONTACT WAS NOT MADE. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE ELECTED TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH BUT BEFORE POWER WAS APPLIED THE COPILOT RAISED THE FLAPS. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE THEN FELT A SINKING FEELING AND PUT IN MORE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82FA091.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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