# Accident 19740614017029A: Cessna 421, Springfield, MO, June 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4572L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4572L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,758 total, 317 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614017029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

T/D OCRD BFR RWY LDG GR STRUCK RWY LIP.GR COLLAPSED ABT 800FT AFTR T/D.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC74FCG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG43), Jun 14, 1974: Cessna 421 (N4572L), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4572L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830418023309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418023309I), Apr 18, 1983: Cessna 421 (N4572L), Van Nuys, CA. Lost power on left engine. Diverted to Van Nuys. Blower assembly malfunction caused power loss.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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