# Accident 19780602013349A: Cessna 421C, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37427 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013349A

## Narrative

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

CHECKING ENG PERF,LOST CTL IN IMC,RECOVERED IN VFR CONDS.

## 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 FTW78FRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD32), Jun 2, 1978: Cessna 421C (N37427), Baton Rouge, LA, 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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