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Cessna 206 N4978C

20 January 1988 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 January 1988 at about 04:50 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N4978C, operated by Magnum Management Co Inc., was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Jabara (3KM)
Coordinates
37.7008, -97.2296
Aircraft
Cessna 206
Registration
N4978C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Magnum Management Co Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Manhattan → Wichita
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC88LA044

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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