# Incident 19780509032799I: Cessna 421B, San Angelo, TX, May 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81PN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509032799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ROUGHNESS, FOUND BROKEN ROCKER SHAFT BOLTS.

## Other reports on N81PN (2)

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

- [Incident 19860723050339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860723050339I), Jul 23, 1986: Cessna 441 (N81PN), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Landed with the nose gear up and locked. Found a pin connecting uplock hook to actuator was missing.
- [Incident 19780512033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512033339I), May 12, 1978: Cessna 421B (N81PN), Hobbs, NM. Engine shut down in flight after power loss. Found broken rocker shaft bolts.

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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