33.4418° N, 94.0377° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 12, 1979 · 16:32 local
Place
Texarkana, AR
Airport
Webb Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N260BA
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,700 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left engine failed, pilot returned landed too long; ran off wet runway. Had broken crank shaft.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED, PILOT RETURNED LANDED TOO LONG; RAN OFF WET RUNWAY. HAD BROKEN CRANK SHAFT.