# NTSB MKC79FA023: Cessna 172, N2029E, Liberal, KS, March 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1979
- Place: Liberal, KS · LIBERAL, KS
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA023

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0587  79/3/22    LIBERAL,KS          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7402
        TIME - 0735                    N5930F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  3  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- ACFT RETURNED TO ARPT AND LANDED.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0587  79/3/22    LIBERAL,KS          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0735                    N2029E              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 1428 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            341 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  GARDEN CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2029E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2029E-1982-07-28), registration cancelled 1982-07-28, S/N 17271125, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Liberal Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5930F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5930F), registered now, S/N 21058930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Liberal Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19790322007871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322007871A), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 172, Liberal, KS, Destroyed. N2029E took off followed by N5930F. After leaving traffic pattern, the aircraft collided.
- [Accident 19790322007872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322007872A), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 210, Liberal, KS, Minor damage. N2029E took off followed by N5930F. After leaving the traffic pattern, the aircraft collided.

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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