# Accident 19790104000259A: Cessna 421B, Tulsa, OK, January 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1979, 15:35 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200WL-2013-01-31) (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 421B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,372 total, 94 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000259A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD ICE COVERED. VIBRATION AT APPROACH SPEED. LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. RT. PROP ANTI ICE SYSTEM INOPERATIV

## 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 FTW79FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM06), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 421B (N200WL), Tulsa, OK, 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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