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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Detroit, MI · November 26, 1980

Date
November 26, 1980 · 17:15 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Netri
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N200SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEC06
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,685 total450 in this make and model80 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.

Both engines quit after takeoff. Struck trees, wires, vehicle on landing. Defects in both remanufactured engines.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES, WIRES, VEHICLE ON LANDING. DEFECTS IN BOTH REMANUFACTURED ENGINES.

NTSB investigation

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