# Accident 19810724044609A: Cessna 421B, Yukon, OK, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yukon, OK
- Airport: Clarence E. Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4881° N, 97.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARENCE E PAGE MUNI (RCE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4881&lon=-97.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5CD-2011-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 140 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044609A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH-LANDED OFF AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW81FPJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ33), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 421B (N5CD), Yukon, OK, 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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