# Incident 19901115060319I: Cessna 421C, Columbia, SC, November 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1990, 08:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115060319I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. GASKET FAILED BETWEEN THE OIL COOLER AND ENGINE BLOCK.

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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