36.2953° N, 119.7973° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 9, 1982 · 17:28 local
Place
Lemoore, CA
Airport
Lemoore Navalair
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41015
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,950 total1,000 in this make and model150 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.
Lost electric power. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Battery shorted out and chain to hand gear crank failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST ELECTRIC POWER. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND CHAIN TO HAND GEAR CRANK FAILED.