# Accident 19850211002549A: Cessna 421C, Albuquerque, NM, February 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1498° N, 106.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1498&lon=-106.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6866K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6866K-1991-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,560 total, 470 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211002549A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING WITH OPEN NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR, LEFT PROP FEATHERED, GEAR DOWN. BANKED LEFT AND NOSED INTO TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 DEN85FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA075), Feb 11, 1985: Cessna 421C (N6866K), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 6 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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