# Accident 19830621026079A: Cessna 421A, Atmore, AL, June 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1983, 23:31 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0193° N, 87.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0193&lon=-87.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2960Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2960Q-1990-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830621026079A

## Narrative

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

OVERGROSSED BY 991 POUNDS, 8 PEOPLE AND BAGGAGE. LOST ENGINE, DID NOT FEATHER. TURBOCHARGER LEAKING OIL, FOD DAMAGE

## 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 ATL83AA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA235), Jun 22, 1983: Cessna 421A (N2960Q), Atmore, AL, destroyed, 8 fatal

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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