# Accident 19790322007872A: Cessna 210, Liberal, KS, March 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1979, 07:35 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5930F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5930F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,402 total, 500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322007872A

## Narrative

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

N2029E TOOK OFF FOLLOWED BY N5930F. AFTER LEAVING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2029E, Cessna 172: [Accident 19790322007871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322007871A)

## 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 MKC79FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA023), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 210 (N5930F), Liberal, KS, minor damage

## Other reports on N5930F (1)

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

- [Incident 20100716040829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100716040829I), Jul 16, 2010: Cessna 210G (N5930F), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown. The aircraft landed with the gear retracted and caused minor damage to the aircraft and…

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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