# Accident 19800320006919A: Cessna 421B, Terre Haute, IN, March 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1980, 08:07 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006919A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. LOCK LINK END FITTING ON STRUT HAD BROKEN.

## 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 CHI80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA029), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421B (N8216Q), Terre Haute, IN, 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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