# Accident 19790319004979A: Cessna 421, Redding, CA, March 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1951G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1951G-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 450 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319004979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND HIT A DITCH.

## 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 OAK79DVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG24), Mar 19, 1979: Cessna 421 (N1951G), Redding, CA, 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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