# Accident 19800313006729A: Cessna 421, West Plains, MO, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8784° N, 91.9027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST PLAINS RGNL (UNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8784&lon=-91.9027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77JT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,144 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313006729A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. REDUCED POWER. MADE HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC80DCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA11), Mar 13, 1980: Cessna 421 (N77JT), West Plains, 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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