# Accident 19791109041109A: Cessna 421A, Crystal, MN, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 21:15 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4025L-1991-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,375 total, 12 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109041109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC80DER10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER10), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 421A (N4025L), Crystal, MN, 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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