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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421A · Kansas City, KS · February 22, 1979

Date
February 22, 1979 · 09:58 local
Place
Kansas City, KS
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N77PM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FA017
Reported as
Cessna 421A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total420 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was making an ILS approach. Flew into the ground short of the runway. Crash site 200 ft. above rwy elevation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING AN ILS APPROACH. FLEW INTO THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. CRASH SITE 200 FT.ABOVE RWY ELEVATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.