# Accident 19800131002269A: Cessna 421B, Ocean Reef, FL, January 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1980, 10:53 local time
- Place: Ocean Reef, FL
- Airport: Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N41019, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41019) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,410 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131002269A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT POWER POLE DURING TAXI TO PARKING AREA. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA80DKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT14), Jan 31, 1980: Cessna 421B (N41019), Ocean Reef, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41019 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970629021979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629021979I), Jun 29, 1997: Cessna 421B (N41019), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: Cessna 421 started left engine, brakes failed. Aircraft moved forward and struck Beech 33 (parked). Left brake "o" ring seals leaking fluid (worn…
- [Incident 19930404010319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404010319I), Apr 4, 1993: Cessna 421B (N41019), Portmouth, VA. Aircraft departed right side of runway on rollout. Bearing in left main landing gear failed. No brakes left side.

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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