# Accident 19741003036819A: Cessna 421A, Pearsall, TX, October 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Pearsall, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.8929° N, 99.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearsall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8929&lon=-99.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22MT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003036819A

## Narrative

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

ELCTRC WNDSHLD RELAY P/N FC402-14 SHORTED.

## 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 FTW75FRG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG22), Oct 3, 1974: Cessna 421A (N22MT), Pearsall, TX, 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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