# Accident 19861017080129A: Cessna 421C, Hot Springs, AR, October 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4501° N, 93.0999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4501&lon=-93.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,215 total, 550 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861017080129A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. PILOT REPORTED CHECKING GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

## 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 MKC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA006), Oct 17, 1986: Cessna 421C (N49D), Hot Springs, AR, 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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