# Accident 19840321006879A: Cessna 421C, Joliet, IL, March 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Park District
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5498° N, 88.1290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5498&lon=-88.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,430 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321006879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AFTER FLIGHT THROUGH ICING CONDITIONS. DEICE EQUIPMENT WORKED WHEN TESTED AFTER CRASH.

## 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 CHI84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA135), Mar 21, 1984: Cessna 421C (N260RA), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

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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