Des Moines - Kansas City

On February 22, 1979 at 09:55 AM, Des Moines - Kansas City experienced a crash involving Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, operated by Phillip Moss %26 Company, with the event recorded near Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Missouri.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Airport, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions with low ceiling, fog and windshear. In a zero visibility, he failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames few miles short of runway 19 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N77PM, MSN 421A-0129, year of manufacture 1968.