# Accident 19780810033721A: Cessna 421, Crystal, MN, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110SW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,829 total, 27 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810033721A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1663H, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19780810033722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810033722A)

## 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 MKC79DER86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER86), Aug 10, 1978: Cessna 421B (N110SW), Crystal, MN, minor 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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