# Incident 19860223007869I: Cessna 421C, Forty Fort, PA, February 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Forty Fort, PA
- Airport: Wyoming Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2801° N, 75.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forty Fort, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2801&lon=-75.8732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2660U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2660U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,598 total, 319 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223007869I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND DAMAGED RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N2660U (1)

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

- [Incident 19830510032169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830510032169I), May 10, 1983: Cessna 421 (N2660U), West Mifflin, PA. Oil streaming out of cowling on left engine at cruise altitude. Found a defective and leaking oil filter. Replaced.

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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