# Incident 19880114004609I: Cessna 421B, Denver, CO, January 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1988, 20:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CMIA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39PW-1995-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 575 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114004609I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. VISUAL CHECK SHOWED GEAR DOWN. REPLACED MICROSWITCH ON THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N39PW (1)

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

- [Accident 19920622021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920622021459A), Jun 22, 1992: Cessna 421B (N39PW), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Inflight cabin fire and dense smoke landed,on airbase. Pressurized door seal motor caused fire. No 337 entry.

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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