# Accident 19810518027129A: Cessna 421, Spencer, IA, May 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1470° N, 95.1527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1470&lon=-95.1527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1600B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1600B-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 40 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518027129A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. BROKEN BELL CRANK. LANDING GEAR LACKED LUBRICATION. SIDE LOAD FACTOR.

## 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 MKC81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA035), May 18, 1981: Cessna 421 (N1600B), Spencer, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1600B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931110042579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042579A), Nov 10, 1993: Cessna 421 (N1600B), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Warned fuel leak left wing. Ignored. Backfire on engine start. Left wing exploded. Ground crew overfilled tank.

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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