# Accident 19820222025739A: Cessna 421C, Westerly, RI, February 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1982, 19:15 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5358J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,324 total, 42 in this make and model, 674 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222025739A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS ON TAKEOFF. LOADED WITH ICE EN ROUTE AND OVER LANDING WEIGHT. HARD LANDING WRINKLED WINGS, OTHER DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA049), Feb 23, 1982: Cessna 421C (N5358J), Westerly, RI, 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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