# Accident 19931110042579A: Cessna 421, Miami, FL, November 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1993, 18:52 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9102° N, 80.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9102&lon=-80.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1600B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1600B-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042579A

## Narrative

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

WARNED FUEL LEAK LEFT WING. IGNORED. BACKFIRE ON ENGINE START. LEFT WING EXPLODED. GROUND CREW OVERFILLED TANK.

## 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 MIA94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA019), Nov 10, 1993: Cessna 421 (N1600B), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO OBTAIN THE PROPER ASSISTANCE AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF A FUEL LEAK FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL TANKS AFTER REFUELING.

## Other reports on N1600B (1)

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

- [Accident 19810518027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518027129A), May 18, 1981: Cessna 421 (N1600B), Spencer, IA, Substantial damage. Right landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Broken bell crank. Landing gear lacked lubrication. Side load factor.

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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