# Accident 19851018054689A: Cessna 421C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 08:42 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 26.2092° N, 80.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2092&lon=-80.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N657WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N657WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,182 total, 367 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018054689A

## Narrative

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

LIGHT MIST AND GLARE FROM SUN REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER EXITING RAIN SHOWER. TRIED GO AROUND BUT HIT HARD OFF RUNWAY

## 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 MIA86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA014), Oct 18, 1985: Cessna 421C (N657WM), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, 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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