Travel Air D4D N434P
21 June 1981 · Kansas City, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1981 at about 17:30 local time, a Travel Air D4D registered N434P, operated by Pepsi Cola, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairfax Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Travel Air D4D
- Registration
- N434P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pepsi Cola
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Joseph, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TAIL WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE ON RIGHT SIDE DISCONNECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Travel Air D4D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1978 | Travel Air D4D | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Pepsi Cola | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Travel Air D4D | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |