40.2338° N, 111.6585° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1981 · 17:34 local
Place
Provo, UT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1531G
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,435 total1,466 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.
After takeoff the tail assembly begin to shake violently. Inspection found no defects except snow and ice buildup.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF THE TAIL ASSEMBLY BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. INSPECTION FOUND NO DEFECTS EXCEPT SNOW AND ICE BUILDUP.