# Incident 19851216068639I: Cessna 421B, Richmond Height, OH, December 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1985, 07:46 local time
- Place: Richmond Height, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5646° N, 81.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUYAHOGA COUNTY (CGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5646&lon=-81.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421FM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421FM) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851216068639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED AND RAN ROUGH DURING CRUISE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. ARCING FOUND ON DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK.

## Other reports on N421FM (1)

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

- [Incident 19930310008339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930310008339I), Mar 10, 1993: Cessna 421B (N421FM), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Aft drive tube rod end failed at transmission actuator

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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