# Accident 19781112035119A: Cessna 421, Wichita Falls, TX, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1588G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1588G-2003-12-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 310 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112035119A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW79DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA03), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 421B (N1588G), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1588G (1)

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

- [Accident 19951111041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111041639A), Nov 11, 1995: Cessna 421B (N1588G), Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Heavy ice stalled spiraled recovered. Hard landing. Veered off runway. Icing amount could cause higher stall speed. (-23) following loss of control while IFR…

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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