# NTSB MKC81IA008: Beech C90, N16, Kansas City, MO, November 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1980
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81IA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0038  80/11/28   KANSAS CITY,MO      BEECH C90           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1255                    N16                 PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  42, 7071 TOTAL HOURS, 252
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR BOX DRIVE ASSY,PN 50- 810240,FAILED.UN EXTD R MAIN GEAR.IMPRORERLY ALIGNED DRG INSTLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Downtown

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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