# Incident 19790124004009I: Cessna 421, San Jose, CA, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4071L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4071L-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 240 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/19790124004009I

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST PIPE SEPARATED FROM #6 CYLINDER, BURNED A HOLE IN THE BAFFLE AND LOWER COWL.

## Other reports on N4071L (1)

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

- [Accident 19910322007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322007209A), Mar 22, 1991: Cessna 421A (N4071L), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing roll. No mechanical defects. Damage shows gear intransit on touchdown.

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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