# NTSB MKC79FCG75: Cessna 340A, N800BC, Topeka, KS, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1404  79/8/24    TOPEKA,KS           CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1527
        TIME - 0712                    N800BC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ELEV JAMMED.FLT CONTROLS & AUTO-PLT CHECKED GOOD.FLT CONT LOCK FOUND REMOVED & STOWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N800BC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800BC), registered now, S/N 340A0232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillip Billard

## 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 19790824021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824021619A), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna 340A, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot stated acft would not rotate on takeoff roll. Aborted. Ran off end of runway. Possible control lock on.

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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