# Accident 19841018056419A: Cessna 421C, Addison, TX, October 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1984, 14:52 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9607° N, 96.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9607&lon=-96.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121BT-2013-06-04) (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 GTSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841018056419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA019), Oct 18, 1984: Cessna 421C (N121BT), Addison, TX, destroyed, 1 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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