# Accident 19910731036949A: Cessna 421C, Auburn, CA, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 17:55 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9190° N, 121.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9190&lon=-121.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98455 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731036949A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN LONG. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN AND ROCKS.

## 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 LAX91LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA338), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna 421C (N98455), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE LANDING.

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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