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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Overland Park, KS · January 21, 2005

Date: January 21, 2005 · 09:38 local
Place: Overland Park, KS
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N844JK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05FA056
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Lycoming LTP101600
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N844JKRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0681 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft departed runway 36 at johnson county executive airport (kojc) on an IFR flight plan with destination to zephyrhills municipal airport (kzph). Following takeoff, the pilot was in contact with mci TRACON for 35 seconds during climb-out and right turn before impacting the terrain near a house in Overland Park, Kansas. The aircraft was on an approximate heading of two hundred sixty degrees on impact. The accident site was located one mile northeast of kojc. Instrument meteorological conditions with mist and 300 ft cloud ceilings were reported at the time of the accident. The powerplants and propellers were shipped to the manufacturer for examination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KOJC) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH DESTINATION TO ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KZPH). FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH MCI TRACON FOR 35 SECONDS DURING CLIMB-OUT AND RIGHT TURN BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN NEAR A HOUSE IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTY DEGREES ON IMPACT. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF KOJC. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH MIST AND 300 FT CLOUD CEILINGS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE POWERPLANTS AND PROPELLERS WERE SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EXAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI05FA056Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportOverland Park, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during cruise flight, resulting in collision with trees. Contributing factors were the low altitude and low ceiling.Jan 21, 2005 · Destroyed