# Accident 19830224005789A: Cessna 421, Dayton, TN, February 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Mark Anton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4899° N, 85.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4899&lon=-85.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123SM-2026-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,330 total, 300 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224005789A

## Narrative

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

MISDIALED RNAV APPROACH. STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT STILL IN CLOUDS. REMAINED AIRBORNE. LANDED SAFE.

## 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 ATL83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA120), Feb 24, 1983: Cessna 421 (N123SM), Dayton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N123SM (2)

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

- [Accident 20230624010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624010359A), Jun 24, 2023: Cessna 421 (N123SM), Rockport, TX, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Serial number 421-0193 a Cessna 421 departed corpus christi (kcrp) with a destination to houston (k''') on a part 91 [privacy data…
- [Accident 19790504015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504015089A), May 4, 1979: Cessna 421 (N123SM), Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot undershot runway. When landing gear hit edge of runway, the right main gear collapsed.

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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