# Incident 19780730047429I: Cessna 421, Charlotte, NC, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978, 16:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5960M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960M-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (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: 7,600 total, 725 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/19780730047429I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK TAIL LIGHT WHILE ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY TO CLEAR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. PROP AND LIGHT DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N5960M (3)

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

- [Incident 19950326011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326011459I), Mar 26, 1995: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Orlando, FL. Narrative: the pilot reported that on 3-26-95 he was enroute from Orlando to key west. During climbout the right engine began running rough, so he shut it down…
- [Incident 19910413030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413030769I), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Right main landing gear bellcrank was broken. Had evidence of previous crack.
- [Incident 19880404019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880404019999I), Apr 4, 1988: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Engine malfunction on test flight. Returned. Engine fire on runup. Found exhaust elbow inlet separated at weld.

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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