# Accident 19850208002869A: Cessna 421C, Bay City, MI, February 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5995° N, 83.9494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5995&lon=-83.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5484G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,771 total, 586 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208002869A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR CAUGHT IN SNOW LEFT FROM SNOWPLOW AND AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI85LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA102), Feb 8, 1985: Cessna 421C (N5484G), Bay City, MI, 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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