- Date
- June 27, 1975
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- AP-AXXCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0005 75/6/27 WICHITA,KS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 610 TIME - 0630 AP-AXX PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CESSNA FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES REMARKS- ACFT TRAVELED 50 FT STRUCK DRAIN DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- AP-AXX
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cessna Field