# Incident 19790830033379I: Cessna 421B, Friendswood, TX, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Cloverfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421HC-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,405 total, 3,405 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79IA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033379I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE ON TAKEOFF, LANDED SAFELY. FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OIL COOLER LEAKING ON EXHAUST.

## 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 FTW79IA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA103), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna 421B (N421HC), Friendswood, TX, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N421HC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850404026769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850404026769I), Apr 4, 1985: Cessna 421B (N421HC), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Runway closed and marked with yellow x. aircraft landed and taxied over plywood x picking up a nail in tire.

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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