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MKC83LA086

1983-04-05 · HUTCHINSON, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HUT

Current FAA registration · N630KC

Make / Model
AERO COMMANDER 500-B
Year of manufacture
1960 · 23 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19830908
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A83EA0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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