# Accident 19840305006979A: Cessna 421B, Cullman, AL, March 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1984, 18:36 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Airport: Folsom
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1704° N, 86.8291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1704&lon=-86.8291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3291Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291Q-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,423 total, 1,599 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84MA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840305006979A

## Narrative

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

WENT BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. IFR PILOT CURRENCY NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 ATL84MA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA114), Mar 6, 1984: Cessna 421B (N3291Q), Cullman, AL, destroyed, 6 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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