# Accident 19821211069429A: Cessna 421B, Savannah, GA, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 00:25 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9805° N, 81.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9805&lon=-81.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8001Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8001Q-1984-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211069429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING A MISSED APPROACH CLIMBOUT. WEATHER BELOW VOR MINIMA. PILOT DESCENDED AIRCRAFT BELOW MDA.

## 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 ATL83AA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA059), Dec 11, 1982: Cessna 421B (N8001Q), Savannah, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N8001Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800917068829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800917068829I), Sep 17, 1980: Cessna 421B (N8001Q), Lynchburg, VA. Pilot made improper IFR approach. Did not exercise authority as PIC.

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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