# NTSB MKC72DCQ25: Cessna 421A, N2243Q, Wichita, KS, August 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1971
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3226  71/8/26    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5874
        TIME - 1235                    N2243Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1418 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWEST PIPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2243Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midwest Piper

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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