# Accident 19780121003559A: Cessna 421, Columbus, IN, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Bakalar Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8008Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121003559A

## Narrative

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

LND GR DID NOT RETRACT FOR UNK REASON.PROP DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY FER WHEN ENG FREEZES.

## 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 CHI78FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX08), Jan 21, 1978: Cessna 421B (N8008Q), Columbus, IN, 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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