Explosion At Wichita Beechcraft Facility Collapses Part Of Plant 3

Beechcraft facility's Plant 3.
Credit: Daniel McCoy
WICHITA—A nitrogen tank exploded at Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft facility here on Dec. 27, causing part of the company’s Plant 3 to collapse. A 3-in. nitrogen gas line was also severed. The explosion, which rocked the east part of Wichita, occurred at 8:05 a.m. There were no fatalities, but...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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