# Incident 19811030082919I: Cessna 421, Merritt Island, FL, October 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1981, 19:51 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3121K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121K-2012-09-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030082919I

## Narrative

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

ZX STOLEN AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RUNWAY WITH GEAR UP AFTER CONTROL TOWER HAD CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3121K (1)

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

- [Accident 19950818038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818038759A), Aug 18, 1995: Cessna 421 (N3121K), Creswell, OR, Substantial damage. Fire in left engine on landing. Evacuated. Put out fire. Fuel line repaired by bogas line to save money.

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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