- Date
- January 19, 1988, 22:50 local (Jan 20, 1988, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4978CCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880119001859A
- Case key
- 34533
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a night ldg with strong gusty x-winds, the PIC lost control during the roll out and careened off the runway substantialy damaging the acft. The PIC stated the windshield was partially coated with ice making forward visibility difficult.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4978C
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603870
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Magnum Management Co Inc.
- Registered owner
- Magnum Management Co. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1987
- Departed
- MHK · Manhattan, KS
- Destination
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3KM · Jabara, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 382 total · 227 in this make and model · 314 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 27 knots, gusting 44
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.