# Accident 19900808042949A: Cessna 421B, El Paso, TX, August 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1990, 11:35 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469RJ-1993-10-13) (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: 1,714 total, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808042949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOT SURE GEAR DOWN,BEGAN GO AROUND. SWERVED RIGHT DUE UNEVEN POWER.ABORTED,HIT BANK,SEVERED GEAR. NO DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW90LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA154), Aug 8, 1990: Cessna 421B (N469RJ), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N469RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19801025081729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025081729I), Oct 25, 1980: Cessna 421B (N469RJ), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Unable to lock nose gear down before landing, nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Found broken torque tube support.

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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