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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 401 · Wichita, KS · September 4, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1975
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N499VCessna 401
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750904028579A
Case key
150840

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2663   75/9/4    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1430
        TIME - 1605                    N499V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMOTARA AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT BEND,KS               WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND DUE PROX OF OTR ACFT ON GND TO RWY.PLT LNDD ACFT IN AREA ADJ TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N499V
Reported as
Cessna 401
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Comotara Airpark

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.