# Incident 19811202087429I: Cessna 421C, Smithville, TX, December 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Airport: R Bar J Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555WV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202087429I

## Narrative

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

WITH WEAK RIGHT BRAKE, PILOT VEERED OFF GRAVEL COVERED PAVED STRIP AND HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

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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