# Accident 19830107014099A: Cessna 421C, Houston, TX, January 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1983, 08:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6494° N, 95.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6494&lon=-95.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448-1988-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830107014099A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ILS APPROACH TO MINIMUMS, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO MAKE HARD LANDING,BLOWING OUT LEFT TIRE,RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA095), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 421C (N448), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N448 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870724037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037799A), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to land in a strong tailwind saw error but struck a hangar trying to go around. Pilot was trapped in wreck.
- [Accident 19810906062229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906062229A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot in attempting to taxi through hangar allowed wing tip to hit side of hangar.

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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