# Accident 19850515020349A: Cessna 421B, Lakeland, FL, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0107° N, 81.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0107&lon=-81.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8083Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8083Q-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,203 total, 340 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515020349A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. GEAR UP LANDING MADE.WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## 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 MIA85LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA169), May 15, 1985: Cessna 421B (N8083Q), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8083Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010825022519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825022519I), Aug 25, 2001: Cessna 421B (N8083Q), Houma, LA, Minor damage. (-23)On Saturday August 25, 2001, pilot departed Houma/Terrebonne airport at approximately 3:30 pm for a test flight around the Houma area. Approximately five…
- [Incident 19891103061869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891103061869I), Nov 3, 1989: Cessna 421B (N8083Q), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Brake did not function on turn onto runway. Departed runway and propeller hit VASI light.

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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