# Accident 19810415025869A: Cessna 421, Yuma, AZ, April 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65LQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415025869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FUG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG24), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna 421 (N65LQ), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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