# Accident 19790706018219A: Cessna 421, Montgomery, AL, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 11:35 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8079Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,940 total, 760 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706018219A

## Narrative

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

PIC GAVE TRAINEE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. GOOD ENGINE FAILED,CRASHED ON AIRPORT. DUCT FROM TURBO CAME OFF.

## 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 MIA79FKJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ53), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 421B (N8079Q), Montgomery, AL, 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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