# Accident 19870628080579A: Cessna 421C, Cody, WY, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 07:00 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5092° N, 109.0496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5092&lon=-109.0496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26553, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26553-2012-09-18) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,665 total, 314 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628080579A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND AT HIGH SPEED IN A CANYON ON A MOUNTAINSIDE. MAY HAVE HAD INSUFFICIENT TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## 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 DEN87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA162), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 421C (N26553), Cody, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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