# Accident 19850719032889A: Cessna 421C, Kennesaw, GA, July 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1985, 11:16 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0193° N, 84.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0193&lon=-84.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5473G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473G-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (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 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 450 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719032889A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE TO FEATHER PROPELLER RESULTED IN A DESCENT INTO TREES AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS UNKNOWN

## 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 ATL85FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA221), Jul 19, 1985: Cessna 421C (N5473G), Kennesaw, GA, 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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