# Accident 19830904045689A: Cessna 421C, Altus, OK, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 16:07 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Altus
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6405° N, 99.3097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6405&lon=-99.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111FN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 7,620 total, 269 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904045689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. INDICATIONS OF RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE, NO EVIDENCE.

## 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 FTW83FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA416), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 421C (N111FN), Altus, OK, 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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