# Accident 19840720033699A: Cessna 421, Birchwood, WI, July 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1984, 10:20 local time
- Place: Birchwood, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6498° N, 91.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6498&lon=-91.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14TC-1990-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,202 total, 31 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033699A

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED TO AUX TANKS TOO SOON, VENTED FUEL OVERBOARD. FUEL EXHAUSTION, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. STEEP ANGLE IMPACT.

## 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 CHI84FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA303), Jul 20, 1984: Cessna 421 (N14TC), Birchwood, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N14TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810816049999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049999A), Aug 16, 1981: Cessna 421 (N14TC), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to raise gear on takeoff. Landed to jar gear loose. Right main collapsed. Found bent support tube.

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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