# Accident 19880714026649A: Cessna 421, Taunton, MA, July 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1988, 19:29 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825DW-1990-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714026649A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SMOKED,LOST OIL PRESSURE. STARTER BOLTS HAD SHEARED.

## 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 NYC88FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA181), Jul 14, 1988: Cessna 421 (N825DW), Taunton, MA, destroyed, 1 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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