33.8760° N, 84.3020° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1982 · 10:33 local
Place
Chamblee, GA
Airport
Dekalb Peachtree
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7823C
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,197 total1,406 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft touched down fast and long on wet runway and hydoplaned off the end into a 50 foot embankment.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FAST AND LONG ON WET RUNWAY AND HYDOPLANED OFF THE END INTO A 50 FOOT EMBANKMENT.