# NTSB MKC72IK048: British AC 1-11, N1545, Wichita, KS, February 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1972
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 11 minor, 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72IK048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72IK048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0003  72/2/18  NR.WICHITA,KANS       BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1325                    N1545               PX-  0  0 20                            44, 11447 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1546 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        REMARKS- HRZNTL STAB ACTUATORS OUT OF PHASE.ACFT PORPOISED,PITCHED UP ATR NR2 BOOST.SYST DISENGAGD.11 MINOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1545](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545-1997-11-12), registration cancelled 1997-11-12, S/N 019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Registry model: [British BAC 1-11 203/AE](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (registry code 1480208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

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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