# Accident 19870724037799A: Cessna 421C, Crystal City, TX, July 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Crystal City, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6801° N, 99.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6801&lon=-99.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448-1988-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037799A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN A STRONG TAILWIND SAW ERROR BUT STRUCK A HANGAR TRYING TO GO AROUND. PILOT WAS TRAPPED IN WRECK.

## 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 FTW87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA174), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N448 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830107014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830107014099A), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 421C (N448), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. After ILS approach to minimums, pilot allowed aircraft to make hard landing,blowing out left tire,ran off runway.
- [Accident 19810906062229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906062229A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot in attempting to taxi through hangar allowed wing tip to hit side of hangar.

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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