# Accident 19830816041699A: Cessna 421C, Centerton, IN, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 07:25 local time
- Place: Centerton, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5161° N, 86.3957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5161&lon=-86.3957&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386G-1983-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,138 total, 97 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041699A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO DIVE. CUT OFF AUTOPILOT. HELD YOKE BACK UNTIL IMPACT. OVER GROSS AND AFT OF CG. ELEVATOR TRIM BACKWARDS.

## 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 CHI83FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA383), Aug 16, 1983: Cessna 421C (N386G), Centerto, IN, destroyed

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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