# Incident 19910318007509I: Cessna 421B, Visalia, CA, March 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1991, 15:24 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421P-2009-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT O470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318007509I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AND SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. EXHAUST GASSES LEAKING FROM HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N421P (2)

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

- [Incident 20050816017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050816017119I), Aug 16, 2005: Cessna 421B (N421P), Reno, NV, No damage. (-23) The left engine ran rough and was shut down shortly after takeoff. The pilot safely returned to rno where it was discovered that a 2 inch hole had been…
- [Incident 19950603024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603024679I), Jun 3, 1995: Cessna 421B (N421P), Susanville, CA, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll into soft dirt. Prop hit a sign. Reported brake malfunction.

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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