# NTSB MKC79DA045: Convair 580, N120, Joplin, MO, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Place: Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
- Location: 37.0842° N, 94.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joplin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0842&lon=-94.5133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 41 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010  79/7/26  NR.JOPLIN,MO          CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N120                PX-  0  1 37                            39, 3550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO             JOPLIN,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX STATED THAT SHE TRIPPED OVER A BABY BOTTLE, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N120 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No 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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