# Accident 19740913032929A: Cessna 421, Westfield, MA, September 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3160K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3160K-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 300 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913032929A

## Narrative

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

CHK PLT SECURED R ENG,UN RESTART.PLT ATMTD ILS APCH,VFR COND.L ENG FAILED,LNDD SHRT.CROSSED ROAD

## 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 NYC75AN037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN037), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 421 (N3160K), Westfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3160K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760128001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760128001669A), Jan 28, 1976: Cessna 421 (N3160K), Iowa Park, TX, Substantial damage. Intermittent opn of l fuel boost pump micro switch. Plt didnt feath prop,un maintain flt.

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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