# NTSB MKC81FCG41: Travel Air D4D, N434P, Kansas City, KS, June 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1981
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434P-2018-02-07), registration cancelled 2018-02-07, S/N 515, built 1928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIR D4D
- Registry model: [Travel Air D-4-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-d-4-d) (registry code 2621012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfax Muni

## 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 19810621035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035729A), Jun 21, 1981: Curtis TRVAIRD4D, Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Tail wheel spring broke on landing. Lost control when tail wheel castered. Ground-looped.

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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