# Accident 19820211003169A: Cessna 421, Miami, FL, February 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1982, 05:46 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7107° N, 80.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7107&lon=-80.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 560 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820211003169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN SWAMP ABOUT 10 MILES WSW OF MIAMI INTL AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAIN TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 MIA82FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA045), Feb 11, 1982: Cessna 421 (N24CC), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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