# Accident 19781121039239A: Cessna 421, Dayton, OH, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 115 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121039239A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT WAS CHIEF PILOT OF COMPANY WITH 4753HRS IN TYPE,18262 HRSAL FLT TIME AND ATP CERT.

## 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 CHI79FEG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG05), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 421B (N502SC), Dayton, OH, 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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