# Accident 19761117036259A: Cessna 421B, Findlay, OH, November 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Findlay Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0120° N, 83.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FINDLAY (FDY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0120&lon=-83.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DB-2005-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,902 total, 751 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117036259A

## Narrative

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

TRIM TAB ACTUATOR MAINT,ROD SECURED & COTTER PIN INSTLD IN NUT.ROD DISCONNECTED FOR RERIGGING CK.

## 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 CHI77FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK07), Nov 17, 1976: Cessna 421B (N14DB), Findlay, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14DB (2)

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

- [Accident 19910102000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102000079A), Jan 2, 1991: Cessna 340CESSNA (N14DB), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Fogged windshield leveled off high and dropped to slush covered runway. Slid off and collapsed left main gear.
- [Incident 19780308014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308014289I), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 421B (N14DB), Savoy, IL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after touchdown. Main gear down lock tension was below minimum.

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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