35.6150° N, 119.8679° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackwells Corner, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1986 · 16:20 local
Place
Blackwells Corn, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2659M
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Descended through overcast after explosive sound and vibration in left engine. Safe landing. Unable to feather prop
As the FAA filed it
DESCENDED THROUGH OVERCAST AFTER EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND VIBRATION IN LEFT ENGINE. SAFE LANDING. UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP