# Accident 19840801036589A: Cessna 421C, Fort Lupton, CO, August 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1984, 16:35 local time
- Place: Fort Lupton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0809° N, 104.8009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0809&lon=-104.8009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231G-1991-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84MA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84MA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801036589A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION, FIRE AND AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR ATTENUATION DUE TO ICE ON RADOME.

## 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 DEN84MA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84MA247), Aug 1, 1984: Cessna 421C (N6231G), Fort Lupton, CO, destroyed, 3 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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