MKC81FCG41

NTSB accident investigation · Travel Air D4D · Kansas City, KS · June 21, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1981
Place
Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N434PTravel Air D4D
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810621035729A
Case key
126060

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1087  81/6/21    KANSAS CITY,KS      TRAVEL AIR D4D      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N434P               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 22, 2550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            204 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST JOSEPH,MO                KANSAS CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE ON RIGHT SIDE DISCONNECTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N434P
Reported as
Travel Air D4D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairfax Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.