# Accident 19780313010199A: Cessna 421, Muscle Shoals, AL, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2245Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2245Q-2017-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,785 total, 312 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313010199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA78FKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ24), Mar 13, 1978: Cessna 421A (N2245Q), Muscle Shoals, AL, 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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