# Incident 19870329014739I: Cessna 421A, El Monte, CA, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 00:00 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421JD-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329014739I

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT WITH UNCERTIFICATED PILOT.WINGTIP STRUCK A POLICE CAR. SHOTS FIRED.NUMEROUS AIRPORT TOUCH AND GO'S.

## Other reports on N421JD (1)

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

- [Incident 19820803046179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803046179I), Aug 3, 1982: Cessna 421A (N421JD), Winnemucca, NV, Minor damage. Nose failed to lock and collapsed on landing. Found linkage to nose gear doors was unbolted.

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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