# Accident 19850402049229A: Cessna 421B, Binghamton, NY, April 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1985, 16:46 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1096° N, 75.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1096&lon=-75.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5407J-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 780 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402049229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SLUSHY SLICK RUNWAY. HEAVY SNOW SHOWER, RAPID TEMP DROP. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA097), Apr 2, 1985: Cessna 421B (N5407J), Johnson City, NY, destroyed, 2 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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