# NTSB MKC76DCQ16: Cessna 401, N499V, Wichita, KS, September 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2663   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750904028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750904028579A), Sep 4, 1975: Cessna 401, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Go-around due prox of otr acft on gnd to rwy. Plt lndd acft in area adj to rwy.

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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