# Accident 19790621013699A: Cessna 421B, Trenton, SC, June 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1979, 14:55 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7414° N, 81.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7414&lon=-81.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41022, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41022-1984-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621013699A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON SHORT DIRT RUNWAY ON HOT DAY WITH ACFT OVER GROSS WT,MADE PREMATURE LIFT OFF,UNABLE TO CLIMB

## 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 MIA79FLG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG24), Jun 21, 1979: Cessna 421B (N41022), Trenton, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41022 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840310005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310005519A), Mar 10, 1984: Cessna 421B (N41022), Madison, WI, Substantial damage. Bolt and spacer were sheared off both left and right hand bellcrank assemblies. Landing gear collapsed when landing

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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