19780313010199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Muscle Shoals, AL · March 13, 1978

Date
March 13, 1978
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport
Muscle Shoals
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2245Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA78FKJ24
Reported as
Cessna 421
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,785 total312 in this make and model168 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.

R eng #2 exh valve found in oil sump.r eng plugs gapped 0.033 to 1,0.015 to 0.019 recommended.

As the FAA filed it

R ENG #2 EXH VALVE FOUND IN OIL SUMP.R ENG PLUGS GAPPED 0.033 TO 1,0.015 TO 0.019 RECOMMENDED.

NTSB investigation

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