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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Port Lavaca, TX · September 2, 1983

Date
September 2, 1983 · 07:45 local
Place
Port Lavaca, TX
Airport
Tanner
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87546
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA412
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,340 total126 in this make and model11 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.

Pilot realized that he had landed at the wrong airport and attempted a go around too late. Struck a fence and trees

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD LANDED AT THE WRONG AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND TOO LATE. STRUCK A FENCE AND TREES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.