# Incident 19790611015109I: Cessna 421, Austin, TX, June 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4584C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4584C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-A (registry code 17173, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,600 total, 200 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/19790611015109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. LANDED SAFELY. FLEX HOSE, PNS5027 6 0164 HAD RUPTURED.

## Other reports on N4584C (1)

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

- [Accident 20250825014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250825014769A), Aug 25, 2025: Cessna 170B (N4584C), Monticello, KY, Substantial damage. During landing touchdown and rollout the aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway surface. The right wing, right aileron, nose cowling, and…

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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