# Accident 20050121001469A: Cessna 421C, Overland Park, KS, January 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2005, 09:38 local time
- Place: Overland Park, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8607° N, 94.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8607&lon=-94.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844JK-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: LYC LTP101600
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050121001469A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI05FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA056), Jan 21, 2005: Cessna 421C Riley Turbine E (N844JK), Overland Park, KS, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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