# NTSB MKC76AK056: Dassault DA-20, N21FE, Wichita, KS, April 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1976
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2358  76/4/28    WICHITA,KS          DASSAULT DA-20      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0532                    N21FE               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 3818 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDCONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- EARTHWORMS ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N21FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT DA-20
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midcontinent

## 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 19760428024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760428024919A), Apr 28, 1976: Amd FALCOND, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Earthworms on runway.

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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