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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 421 · Van Nuys, CA · April 18, 1983

Date
April 18, 1983 · 11:05 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N4572L
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on left engine. Diverted to Van Nuys. Blower assembly malfunction caused power loss.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE. DIVERTED TO VAN NUYS. BLOWER ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION CAUSED POWER LOSS.

Other reports on N4572L · 1

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