# Accident 19730521012849A: Cessna 421, Crystal Lake, IL, May 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1973
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.2332° N, 88.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2332&lon=-88.3344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354WP-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,884 total, 405 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521012849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE58), May 21, 1973: Cessna 421 (N354WP), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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