# NTSB IAD75AI042: Cessna 411A, N100KC, Wise, VA, January 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1975
- Place: Wise, VA · WISE, VA
- Location: 36.9769° N, 82.5811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9769&lon=-82.5811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1976
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI042
- Board report AAR7605 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7605.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0512  75/1/12    WISE,VA             CESSNA 411A         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 786
        TIME - 1950                    N100KC              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONESOME PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- UN CLMB TO SAFE ALT.ATC FAILED TO SEEK SPECIFIC INFO RE DTRTN OF PLT,ACFT ABILITIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100KC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100KC-1975-10-31), registration cancelled 1975-10-31, S/N 411-0296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lonesome Pine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750112043189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112043189A), Jan 12, 1975: Cessna 411A, Wise, VA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Un clmb to safe alt.ATC failed to seek specific info re dtrtn of plt,acft abilities.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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