# Incident 19910111001759I: Cessna 421C, Middletown, PA, January 11, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1991, 09:35 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,246 total, 1,399 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111001759I

## Narrative

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

PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED ON CLIMB. SMELL IN COCKPIT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND MOISTURE SHORTED THE DAY-NIGHT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N685GF (1)

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

- [Incident 19920116004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920116004319I), Jan 16, 1992: Cessna 421C (N685GF), Middletown, PA. Low oil pressure on NR2 engine. Engine shut down and diverted. Landed without incident.

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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