43.3221° N, 84.6879° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GRATIOT COMMUNITY (AMN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 29, 1980 · 21:50 local
Place
Alma, MI
Airport
Gratiot Community
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N74HG
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,800 total2,000 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.
Engine failure at FL190 due to loose air duct. Other engine quit when pilot pushed mixture and prop full forward
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILURE AT FL190 DUE TO LOOSE AIR DUCT. OTHER ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT PUSHED MIXTURE AND PROP FULL FORWARD