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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 414 · Arlington, KS · February 7, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1979
Place
Arlington, KS · ARLINGTON, KS
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N141WBCessna 414N1782ECessna 310R
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790207002472A
Case key
137871

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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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3-0284   79/2/7    ARLINGTON,KS        CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N1782E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      36, 6188 TOTAL HOURS, 830
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  1  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SEPARATION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
        REMARKS- ACFT VISUALLY CHECKING EACH OTHERS UNDERSIDE.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0284   79/2/7    ARLINGTON,KS        CESSNA 414          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N141WB              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 37, 9201 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SEPARATION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT VISUALLY CHECKING EACH OTHERS UNDERSIDE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N141WB
Reported as
Cessna 414
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N1782E
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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