# Accident 19871007061029A: Cessna 421B, Deland, FL, October 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Fl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0592° N, 81.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0592&lon=-81.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8043Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043Q-2011-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 0 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871007061029A

## Narrative

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

LOW AIRSPEED ON CLIMBOUT. STEEP BANK THEN SPIN. HIT EMPTY HOUSE. OVER GROSS AND BEHIND CG. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

## 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 MIA88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA005), Oct 7, 1987: Cessna 421B (N8043Q), Deland, FL, destroyed, 5 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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