# Accident 19820615022569A: Cessna 421, Racine, WI, June 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1982, 12:15 local time
- Place: Racine, WI
- Airport: Horlick Racine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7203° N, 87.7995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7203&lon=-87.7995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421CB-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,554 total, 43 in this make and model, 329 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615022569A

## Narrative

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

BELOW GLIDE PATH ON APPROACH. BRUSHED TREE TOPS ON FINAL. FAILED TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE. RUNWAY IMPACT 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 CHI82FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA209), Jun 15, 1982: Cessna 421 (N421CB), Racine, WI, 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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