# Accident 19871210070049A: Cessna 421A, Hilton Head, SC, December 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1987, 22:30 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1592° N, 80.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1592&lon=-80.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777RC-2013-05-09) (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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,970 total, 162 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210070049A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AT NIGHT ON AN IFR FLIGHT IN LOW IMC AND STRUCK TREES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR AIRPORT.NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM

## 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 ATL88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA059), Dec 11, 1987: Cessna 421A (N777RC), Hilton Head Isl, SC, destroyed, 2 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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