# NTSB MKC79FA017: Cessna 421A, N77PM, Kansas City, MO, February 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1979
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0879  79/2/22    KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 421A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 16000
        TIME - 0955                    N77PM               PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY DOWNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77PM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PM-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 421A-0129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kansas City Downt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790222009859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222009859A), Feb 22, 1979: Cessna 421A, Kansas City, KS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was making an ILS approach. Flew into the ground short of the runway. Crash site 200 ft. above rwy elevation.

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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