# Accident 19930610017809A: Cessna 421B, Gadsden, AL, June 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1993, 18:27 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0103° N, 86.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0103&lon=-86.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699DT-1993-11-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930610017809A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE SMOKE AND POWERLOSS LEFT ENGINE. UNABLE SUSTAIN FLIGHT HIT TREES. TURBOCHAARGER SHAFT BEARINGS SIEZED.

## 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 ATL93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA108), Jun 10, 1993: Cessna 421B (N699DT), Attalla, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER DUE TO ROTOR SHAFT SEIZURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N699DT (1)

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

- [Accident 19790228003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003869A), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 421B (N699DT), Cadillac, MI, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Landing gear downlock improperly rigged.

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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