# Accident 19810710040859A: Cessna 421A, El Reno, OK, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: Mustang
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2235Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2235Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,299 total, 29 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710040859A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR JAMMED. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. MECHANIC FAILED TO CONNECT DOORS. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK

## 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 FTW81DPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ30), Jul 10, 1981: Cessna 421 (N2235Q), El Reno, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2235Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760912039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912039239A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 421A (N2235Q), Intl Falls, MN, 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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