# NTSB MKC79FCG10: Beech B95-55, N4825J, Kansas City, MO, October 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1978
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2875  78/10/27   KANSAS CITY,MO      BEECH B95-55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2975
        TIME - 1500                    N4825J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              KANSAS CITY,MO
        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
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DID NOT CHECK GEAR POSITION INDICATORS ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4825J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825J-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N TE-417, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## 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 19781027032079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027032079A), Oct 27, 1978: Beech A56TC, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Plt stated did not check gear position indicators on final.

## Other investigations on N4825J (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 FTW96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA123), Feb 21, 1996: Beech 95-C55 (N4825J), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to use a more favorable runway, and his failure to go-around, when he realized the airplane would not touch down at the proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident…

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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