# Accident 19821223066799A: Cessna 421B, Ft Payne, AL, December 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ft Payne, AL
- Airport: Isbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4497° N, 85.6904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4497&lon=-85.6904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3380Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3380Q-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 504
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821223066799A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO INCORRECT WASHER P/NAN9605/16 INSTALLED IN SCISSORS ASSEMBLY.

## 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 ATL83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA073), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3380Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19850419013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419013629A), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed during landing roll. Bolt backed out of down lock arm.
- [Accident 19770223004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223004169A), Feb 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Drop in manifold PR at 98MPH,aborted tkof. Elev 5842FT.rwy length 3500FT.

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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