# Accident 19911128053699A: Cessna 421B, San Andreas, CA, November 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WVDA
- Location: 38.1993° N, 120.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1993&lon=-120.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421DP-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,445 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911128053699A

## Narrative

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

NEGLECTED TO REMOVE CONTROL LOCK. ABORTED TAKEOFF UPON DISCOVERY. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. STRUCK LIGHTS AND A FENCE.

## 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 LAX92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA055), Nov 29, 1991: Cessna 421B (N421DP), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRPLANE'S CHECKLIST. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

## Other reports on N421DP (1)

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

- [Accident 20210110001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210110001789A), Jan 10, 2021: Cessna 421B (N421DP), Old Bethpage, NY, Destroyed. On January 10, 2021, at approximately 1:00P.m. EST, pilot departed republic airport located in farmingdale, NY (kfrg) going to bridgeport, CT. Pilot was the…

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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