# Accident 19791226037779A: Cessna 421B, Eagle, CO, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 12:36 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6427° N, 106.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE COUNTY RGNL (EGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-106.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100RV-1982-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,052 total, 374 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226037779A

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. POSSIBLY DISTRACTED. STALLED IN STEEP BANK.VERTICAL DIVE

## 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 DEN79FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA015), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 421B (N100RV), Eagle.Co, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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