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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Yuma, AZ · April 15, 1981

Date
April 15, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65LQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUG24
Reported as
Cessna 421
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Struck power-pole in desert. Stayed airborne. Found damaged at corona, California airport. Owner pilot not known.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER-POLE IN DESERT. STAYED AIRBORNE. FOUND DAMAGED AT CORONA, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. OWNER PILOT NOT KNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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