Lockheed 188A N357Q
9 January 1985 · Kansas City, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 January 1985 at about 13:01 local time, a Lockheed 188A registered N357Q was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kansas City Downtown (MKC)
- Coordinates
- 39.1491, -94.6906
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 188A
- Registration
- N357Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Detroit → Kansas City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- DCA85AA009
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DURING ARRIVAL TO THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN ARPT, THE FLT WAS VECTORED FOR A VOR RWY 3 APCH, THEN WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH & TO CIRCLE & LAND ON RWY 36. ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT WAS HI & WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO LAND, SO THE FLT WAS CLEARED TO CIRCLE LEFT FOR ANOTHER APCH TO LAND. THE AIRCREW ACKNOWLEDGED & BEGAN CIRCLING LEFT WHICH TOOK THEM IN THE VICINITY OF THE FAIRFAX ARPT. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ATC CONTROLLER CAUTIONED THAT THE FLT MIGHT BE LINING UP FOR THE FAIRFAX ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CREW INITIATED A MISSED APCH & WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 360 DEG & CLIMB TO 3000 FT. THE ACFT BEGAN A STEEP CLIMB TO 3100 FT, STALLED & ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT. BEFORE THE DESCENT WAS ARRESTED, THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A PUBLIC WATER TREATMENT PLANT. CVR RECORDINGS INDICATED THAT THE 1ST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE ACFT DURING THEEN ROUTE DESCENT, VOR APCH & CIRCLING APCH, THEN THE CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL DURING THE MISSED APCH. AN EXAM OF THE WRECK- AGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE CARGO HAD SHIFTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1985 | Lockheed 188C | Dobbins Afb, Georgia, United States | Galaxy Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1985 | Lockheed 188C | Reno, Nevada, United States | Galaxy Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 70 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Lockheed 188C | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1990 | Lockheed 188C | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | Nasa (U. S. Government) | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1979 | Lockheed 188C | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jan 1979 | Lockheed 188A | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Albert, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Ryan NAVION A | Kingman, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172N | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Schubert CASSUTT SPORT | Admire, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | Keith W.stakes | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |