19800919042349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Palm Springs, CA · September 19, 1980

Date
September 19, 1980 · 13:40 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4091L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUG58
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,962 total362 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

One or both engines quit on takeoff. No engine defects found. Possible fuel exhaustion on main tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ONE OR BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION ON MAIN TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.