# Accident 19830318008829A: Cessna 421C, Gunnison, CO, March 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5394° N, 106.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5394&lon=-106.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67943-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,117 total, 348 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830318008829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED ON LIFTOFF. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. OVERRAN DEPARTURE END INTO A DITCH. POSSIBLE SLUSH ICING.

## 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 DEN83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA081), Mar 18, 1983: Cessna 421C (N67943), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67943 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810724053859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724053859I), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 421C (N67943), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft received lightning strike while circumnavigating thunderstorms.

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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