19741031039399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Rockford, IL · October 31, 1974

Date
October 31, 1974
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Greater Rockford
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N396DB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75AC039
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,424 total9 in this make and model255 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gr dnlock not ckd for tension when rigged. Uppr barrel assy & lwr fwd clevis,bellcrank assy failed.

As the FAA filed it

GR DNLOCK NOT CKD FOR TENSION WHEN RIGGED.UPPR BARREL ASSY & LWR FWD CLEVIS,BELLCRANK ASSY FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.