# Incident 19790122003249I: Cessna 421C, Wauseon, OH, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Airport: Fulton Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6098° N, 84.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (USE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6098&lon=-84.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8430N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8430N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 45 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/19790122003249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY, 12 TO 28 INCHES HIGH.

## Other reports on N8430N (1)

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

- [Incident 20150228002599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150228002599I), Feb 28, 2015: Cessna 421C (N8430N), Madison, WI, Minor damage. February 28, 2015 at 1135 a 1978 Cessna 421C N8430 experienced a nose landing gear collapse while landing on runway 21 at Madison Dane county airport (msn) in…

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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