# NTSB MKC76AK078: Cessna 402, N4055Q, Hays, KS, August 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Hays, KS · HAYS, KS
- Location: 38.8826° N, 99.3222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hays, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8826&lon=-99.3222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3019  76/8/17    HAYS,KS             CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N4055Q              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      28, 4025 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2203 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYS,KS                     GREAT BEND,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED MAINT DIR CONTROL TAXIING.RT GEAR STRUCK AND FELL INTO MAN HOLE ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4055Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4055Q-2007-03-12), registration cancelled 2007-03-12, S/N 402-0155, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hays Municipal

## 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 19760817034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817034649A), Aug 17, 1976: Cessna 402CESSNA, Hays, KS, Substantial damage. Plt failed maint dir control taxiing. Rt gear struck and fell into man hole adjacent to taxiway.

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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