42.7170° N, 71.1235° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 24, 1981 · 17:32 local
Place
North Andover, MA
Airport
Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CGGCM
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,500 in this make and model155 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.
During climb pilot felt vibration. Prop went into feather on right engine. Returned and found prop quill shaft fail
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB PILOT FELT VIBRATION. PROP WENT INTO FEATHER ON RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED AND FOUND PROP QUILL SHAFT FAIL