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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421A · Crystal, MN · November 9, 1979

Date
November 9, 1979 · 21:15 local
Place
Crystal, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4025L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80DER10
Reported as
Cessna 421A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,375 total12 in this make and model139 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on runway, wheels up. Failed to ascertain gear down. Gear horn inop. Unknown why gear would not extend.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON RUNWAY, WHEELS UP. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN GEAR DOWN. GEAR HORN INOP. UNKNOWN WHY GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.