# Accident 19921212049839A: Cessna 421C, Wilsonville, OR, December 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1992, 16:05 local time
- Place: Wilsonville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2998° N, 122.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2998&lon=-122.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98489-1995-02-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,138 total, 727 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921212049839A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED INVERTED DIVED. BEGAN PULLUP. STRUCK TREE AND CRASHED. NO ANOMALIES. POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL ROLL.

## 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 SEA93FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA035), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 421C (N98489), Wilsonville, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N98489 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790102000919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000919I), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna 421C (N98489), Eagle, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on icy runway. Right brake master cylinder was empty. Not serviced for 5 months.

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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