19841018056419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Addison, TX · October 18, 1984

Date
October 18, 1984 · 14:52 local
Place
Addison, TX
Airport
Addison
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N121BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA019
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine quit, connecting rod bearing flanges failed with landing gear down, unable to hold alt, hit a building.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT, CONNECTING ROD BEARING FLANGES FAILED WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, UNABLE TO HOLD ALT, HIT A BUILDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.