# Accident 19790405007729A: Cessna 421, Portland, IN, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Steed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8410G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,910 total, 560 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405007729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79FEX24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX24), Apr 5, 1979: Cessna 421 (N8410G), Portland, IN, 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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