# Accident 19780127000929A: Cessna 402B, St.Joseph, MO, January 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: St.Joseph, MO
- Airport: St.Joseph
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5433J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5433J-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127000929A

## Narrative

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

L/G ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH FLAP MOTOR IN LIEU OFL/G MOTOR.

## 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 MKC78FCG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG15), Jan 27, 1978: Cessna 421B (N5433J), St.Joseph, 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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