# Accident 19790228003869A: Cessna 421B, Cadillac, MI, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2753° N, 85.4189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEXFORD COUNTY (CAD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2753&lon=-85.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699DT-1993-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,620 total, 250 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003869A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

## 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 CHI79FEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM16), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 421B (N699DT), Cadillac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N699DT (1)

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

- [Accident 19930610017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930610017809A), Jun 10, 1993: Cessna 421B (N699DT), Gadsden, AL, Destroyed. Loud noise smoke and powerloss left engine. Unable sustain flight hit trees. Turbochaarger shaft bearings siezed.

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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