# Accident 19881101048789A: Cessna 421A, Banning, CA, November 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1988, 16:13 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9292° N, 116.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9292&lon=-116.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3385Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3385Q-1989-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101048789A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE. DID NOT FEATHER,PASSED AIRPORT. UNABLE STAY ALOFT,HIT POWER POLE AND BURNED.HAD PRIOR CASE CRACK

## 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 LAX89FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA030), Nov 2, 1988: Cessna 421A (N3385Q), Cabazon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR DECISION AND MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE. THE SEPARATION OF THE CYLINDER, FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER TO FEATHER, AND IMPACT WITH WIRES AND A RESIDENCE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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