# Accident 19851201058519A: Cessna 421B, Franktown, CO, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 17:32 local time
- Place: Franktown, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3792° N, 104.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3792&lon=-104.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249JM-2014-12-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201058519A

## Narrative

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

STRONG HEADWINDS, COULD NOT SEE ASPEN. TURNED BACK TO DENVER. OUT OF FUEL. HIT POWERLINES, GROUND IN A OPEN FIELD.

## 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 DEN86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA033), Dec 2, 1985: Cessna 421B (N249JM), Franktown, CO, 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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