# NTSB MKC79FCG33: Cessna 210K, N9471M, Olathe, KS, February 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1979
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0224  79/2/25    OLATHE,KS           CESSNA 210K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 354
        TIME - 1445                    N9471M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CO EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KS                   LIBERAL,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- STRK SNOW EMBANKMENTS ALONG TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9471M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson Co Exec

## 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 19790225003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003669A), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 210K, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control while taxiing for takeoff. Struck snow bank on edge of taxiway.

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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