# Accident 19811226084109A: Cessna 421B, Dallas, TX, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 12:50 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5943M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5943M-2001-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226084109A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL.  INDICATES DRAG BRACE OVERCENTER LOCK RIGGED WITH INSUFFICIENT PRELOAD.

## 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 FTW82DPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPA08), Dec 26, 1981: Cessna 421B (N5943M), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5943M (1)

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

- [Accident 19990701008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701008009A), Jul 1, 1999: Cessna 421B (N5943M), Polacca, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft was on approach when it crashed under unknown circumstances. (.4)during the initial climb after takeoff, both engines lost power and the pilot force…

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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