# Accident 19810927065271A: Cessna 421, Placerville, CA, September 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACERVILLE (PVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98437, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 525 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927065271A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N96837 WHILE TAXIING IN FROM LANDING.  OTHER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.

## 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 LAX81FVG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG67), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 421 (N98437), Placerville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98437 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960920040579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920040579I), Sep 20, 1996: Cessna 421C (N98437), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing nose gear collapsed. Eye broke off the end of nose gear actuator. This was the 9th landing since nose gear actuator was replaced. Props…
- [Incident 19820304016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304016519I), Mar 4, 1982: Cessna 421C (N98437), Santa Maria, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose landing gear retract cylinder rod end failed.

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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