# Incident 19870429019299I: Cessna 421C, Omaha, NE, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 18:43 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6798V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6798V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429019299I

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SCREEN. PISTON PIN HAD FAILED

## Other reports on N6798V (1)

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

- [Incident 20051102031209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102031209I), Nov 2, 2005: Cessna 421C (N6798V), Merrill, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was departing runway 25 at rrl on IFR clearance. Deer appeared in front of aircraft to the left running to the right. The deer impacted the…

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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