# Accident 19820225001939A: Cessna 421B, Eunice, LA, February 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eunice, LA
- Airport: Eunice
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4899° N, 92.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4899&lon=-92.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,215 total, 85 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225001939A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT DITCH COLLAPSING NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN. P/N 5041018-1.

## 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 FTW82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA080), Feb 25, 1982: Cessna 421B (N100CA), Eunice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N100CA (2)

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

- [Accident 19911010047359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911010047359A), Oct 10, 1991: Cessna 421B (N100CA), Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. Made 180 after landing aiding turn by outboard engine. Right main down lock link failed in tension. Gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19820619026869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619026869A), Jun 19, 1982: Cessna 421B (N100CA), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Right gear collapsed during landing roll because lock pin failed. P/N0841111-1.

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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