- Date
- August 3, 1978
- Place
- Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4545QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780803029209A
- Case key
- 140133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2479 78/8/3 MANHATTAN,KS CESSNA 402A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N4545Q PX- 0 1 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 24, 1709 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 44 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANHATTAN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANHATTAN,KS KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP GOV FAILURE.FEATHERED ENG.COULD NOT MAINTAIN CLIMB INTO RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4545Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manhattan Muni
N4545QRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Cessna 402AAirframe modelCessna 402AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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