# Incident 19930201006069I: Cessna 421C, Chester, CA, February 1, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1993, 17:45 local time
- Place: Chester, CA
- Airport: Chester Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXMA
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31CU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31CU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (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 421C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930201006069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED RIGHT AND WING HIT LA SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N31CU (1)

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

- [Incident 19950427025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950427025299I), Apr 27, 1995: Cessna 421C (N31CU), Alturas, CA, Minor damage. Inflight fire left engine. Used bottles. Landed safe. Evacuated. Fire put out. Hose ruptured in turbocharger area.

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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