# Accident 19770828031709A: Cessna 421B, Sheridan, IN, August 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: Sheridan, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1350° N, 86.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1350&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41114, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-H (registry code 17048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 388 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828031709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FEX45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX45), Aug 28, 1977: Cessna 421B (N41114), Sheridan, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41114 (2)

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

- [Incident 20110912021419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110912021419I), Sep 12, 2011: Cessna 421B (N41114), Ames, IA, Minor damage. The pilot stated that, before landing, he verified that there were three green landing gear indicator lights. After touchdown, he heard a "chuk chunk" noise,…
- [Accident 19790215008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215008889A), Feb 15, 1979: Cessna 421B (N41114), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Airplane landed off side of runway in deep snow. Windshield ice covered. Deice tank empty.

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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