# Accident 19770923030849A: Cessna 421, Houston, TX, September 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5998M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5998M-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 230 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923030849A

## 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 FTW77FRA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA35), Sep 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N5998M), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5998M (1)

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

- [Accident 19740212003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740212003259A), Feb 12, 1974: Cessna 421B (N5998M), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Fld cond rpt not obtnd by twr ctlr. Plowed sno intx RWY5-36.acft clrd lnd rwy 5.

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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