# Incident 19820816038409I: Cessna STC421, El Paso, TX, August 16, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1982, 14:20 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7991° N, 106.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7991&lon=-106.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1969J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1969J-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC421
- Reported engine: LYC LTP101600A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,535 total, 43 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82IA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038409I

## Narrative

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

N1 GEAR DRIVE FAILED. CAUSED ENGINE TURBINE SECTION TO EXPLODE. DEBRIS FROM ENGINE PENETRATED COCKPIT INJURED PILOT

## 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 FTW82IA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA331), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna 421B (N1969J), El Paso, TX, incident, minor 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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