# NTSB MKC71IK021: Boeing 747, N93101, Kansas City, MO, October 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1970
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71IK021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71IK021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0070  70/10/19   KANSAS CITY,MO      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N93101              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- ROLLERS,R INBRD AFT FLAP ASSY,FORCED OUT OF TRACKS,JAMMED.FLAP DID NOT RETRACK,HIT INBRD AILERON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93101](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93101-1975-03-03), registration cancelled 1975-03-03, S/N 19667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Kansas City Intl

## Other investigations on N93101 (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 NYC73AN040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN040), Sep 1, 1972: Boeing 747 (N93101), Jamaica, NY, minor damage

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.

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