# Accident 19820210003109A: Cessna 421B, Spanish Fork, UT, February 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0196° N, 111.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0196&lon=-111.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5439J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439J-2013-07-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,753 total, 2,543 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820210003109A

## Narrative

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

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING LANDING BECAUSE WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE DUE TO FROZEN SLUSH FROM DEPARTURE POINT

## 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 DEN82DA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA030), Feb 10, 1982: Cessna 421B (N5439J), Spanish Fork, UT, 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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