Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I crash, Feb 22, 1979 (3 killed)
Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I accident on February 22, 1979 near Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Missouri, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: February 22, 1979
- Aircraft: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I
- Location: Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with trees on final approach due to improper IFR operation, with low ceiling, fog and windshear as contributing factors (NTSB MKC79FA017).
Phillip Moss & Company Cessna 421A N77PM, flying from Des Moines, went below glideslope in fog, low ceiling and windshear on approach to Kansas City Downtown Airport. It struck trees and a house on a bluff a few miles short of runway 19 and burned. All three occupants were killed.