ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25847
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| Date: | Friday 31 January 1975 |
| Time: | 09:11 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | Air Midwest |
| Registration: | N1415G |
| MSN: | 402B0578 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dodge City, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Garden City Airport |
| Dodge City Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On approach to Dodge City Airport in marginal weather conditions, the the crew decided to initiate a go-around when the airplane struck power cables, stalled and crashed in an open field.
- Cause:
"The crew failed to follow the approved procedures while on an IFR approach. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Improper in-flight decisions,
- Ice on windshield,
- Airframe ice,
- Icing conditions including sleet and freezing rain,
- Disregard of good operating practice,
- Fog,
- Visibility reference established windshield deicer turned off,
- Windshield iced over,
- Unable to continue the flight due to ice accumulation."
Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2019-03/N1415G.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2020 02:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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