# Accident 19770623019559A: Cessna 421B, Springfield, MO, June 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield,Mo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N6290Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623019559A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SLIP JOINT ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWINGHEAT TO MELT FUEL LINE.PART NUMBER 5155158-9

## 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 MKC77FCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG35), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N6290Q), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

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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