FAA incident report · Cessna 421 · Midland, TX · November 7, 1979
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
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Left main landing gear collapsed during taxi. Main gear bellcrank assembly p/n 50410011 failed. Time on part 4984 hr
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI. MAIN GEAR BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY P/N 50410011 FAILED.TIME ON PART 4984 HR