# NTSB MKC75AK040: Cessna 210B, N9728X, Wichita, KS, February 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1975
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0596  75/2/11    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 865
        TIME - 0942                    N9728X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               LAS VEGAS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       10
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DPTD ON X-COUNTRY FLT IN ACFT NOT EQPD WITH DEICING SYS.FORECAST ICING COND ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9728X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728X-1975-04-29), registration cancelled 1975-04-29, S/N 21058028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wichita 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 19750211004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750211004719A), Feb 11, 1975: Cessna 210B, Wichita, KS, Destroyed. Plt dptd on x-country flt in acft not eqpd with deicing sys. Forecast icing cond enroute.

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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