# Accident 19840414013619A: Cessna 421C, Farmington, NM, April 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1984, 23:50 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7502° N, 108.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7502&lon=-108.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,369 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414013619A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI. CONTAMINANT IN ACTUATOR PREVENTED DOWNLOCK KEYS FROM LOCKING IN PLACE.

## 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 DEN84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA128), Apr 15, 1984: Cessna 421C (N6205X), Farmington, NM, 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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