MKC66A0021

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Wichita, KS · September 28, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 28, 1965
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3756CCessna 188
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175824

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0827  65/9/28  NR.WICHITA,KANS.      CESSNA 188          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N3756C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 41, 5507 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N3756C
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.