# NTSB MKC75AK037: Cessna 402B, N1415G, Dodge City, KS, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Location: 37.7607° N, 100.0184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7607&lon=-100.0184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0216  75/1/31    DODGE CITY,KS       CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2600
        TIME - 0911                    N1415G              PX-  0  1  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA,KS                  DENVER,CO                    GARDEN CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       21
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- VIS REF ESTB WINDSHIELD DEICER TURNED OFF.WINDSHIELD ICED OVR.UN CONT FLT DUE ICE ACCUMULATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1415G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1415G-1975-04-10), registration cancelled 1975-04-10, S/N 402B0578 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Dodge City Muni

## 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 19750131003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131003389A), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 402B, Dodge City, KS, Destroyed. Vis ref estb windshield deicer turned off. Windshield iced ovr. Un cont flt due ice accumulation.

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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