# Incident 19891103061869I: Cessna 421B, Knoxville, TN, November 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8083Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8083Q-2018-06-26) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891103061869I

## Narrative

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

BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION ON TURN ONTO RUNWAY. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND PROPELLER HIT VASI LIGHT.

## Other reports on N8083Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20010825022519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825022519I), Aug 25, 2001: Cessna 421B (N8083Q), Houma, LA, Minor damage. (-23)On Saturday August 25, 2001, pilot departed Houma/Terrebonne airport at approximately 3:30 pm for a test flight around the Houma area. Approximately five…
- [Accident 19850515020349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515020349A), May 15, 1985: Cessna 421B (N8083Q), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Left main wheel assembly departed aircraft on takeoff. Gear up landing made. Wheel bearing assembly failed.

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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