# Accident 19930415009379A: Cessna 421B, Fort Payne, AL, April 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fort Payne, AL
- Airport: Isbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4498° N, 85.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4498&lon=-85.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14A-1997-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415009379A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON TAKEOFF. HIT RUNWAY BUT CONTINUED. OVER STRESSED GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.REPORTED TO BE REVENUE TRIP

## 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 ATL93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA081), Apr 15, 1993: Cessna 421B (N14A), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WINDS DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY, EXCEEDING THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON LANDING AT THE…

## Other reports on N14A (1)

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

- [Accident 19950921029679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029679A), Sep 21, 1995: Cessna 421B (N14A), Coldwater, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Dived from clouds. Recovered low and slow. Wing stalled. Vertical impact,right prop flight idle. Bad right fuel pump (-23) on September 21, 1995 at…

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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