# Incident 19830113003379I: Cessna 421C, Charleston, WV, January 13, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1983, 15:27 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67907 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830113003379I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE.USED FIRE BOTTLE AND FEATHERED ENGINE.CRANKSHAFT FAILED.#3 CYLINDER SEPARATED.

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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