# NTSB MKC73FCQ22: Cessna 402B, N13GM, Wichita, KS, December 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13GM-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 402B0246, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Muni

## Other investigations on N13GM (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX96LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA252), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 402A (N13GM), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to properly judge his altitude during final approach resulting in an undershoot. A factor was a downdraft weather condition.
- [NTSB MIA83LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA122), Apr 12, 1983: Cessna 402B (N13GM), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial 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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