Wichita - Wichita

On February 7, 1979 at 01:30 PM, Wichita - Wichita experienced a crash involving Cessna 414 Chancellor, operated by Cessna Aircraft Company, with the event recorded near Arlington Kansas.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, departed Wichita Airport on a local test flight, accompanied by a second aircraft. Both aircraft were visually checking each others underside when they collided in flight. Out of control, they crashed in a field located in Arlington, Kansas. Both pilots were injured, the one on board the Chancellor critically.

Aircraft reference details include registration N141WB.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.8967°, -98.1787°.