- Date
- December 3, 1972
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N13GMCessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169301
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3889 72/12/3 WICHITA,KANS CESSNA 402B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2115 N13GM PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 45, 4309 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVANSVILLE,IND WICHITA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD ON RWY.LEFT LDG GR STRUT BROKEN AND TIRE BLOWN OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13GM
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wichita Muni
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