# Accident 19830820074379A: Cessna 421A, Salt Lake City, UT, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 08:55 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6192° N, 111.9790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6192&lon=-111.9790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2239Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239Q-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,156 total, 132 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820074379A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED AFTER LIFT OFF ON THIRD ATTEMPT TO MAKE FLIGHT. WITNESS STATED ENGINES WERE SURGING.

## 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 DEN83FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA193), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 421A (N2239Q), West Jordan, UT, destroyed, 1 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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