# Accident 19861106058959A: Cessna 421C, Tampa, FL, November 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1986, 10:16 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9608° N, 82.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9608&lon=-82.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37359-1989-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,740 total, 355 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106058959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A HEAVY JET. THE PILOTS OVERSTRESSED THE AIRCRAFT DURING RECOVERY.

## 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 MIA87LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA023), Nov 6, 1986: Cessna 421C (N37359), Tampa, FL, 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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