# Accident 19941214044019A: Cessna 421C, Chinle, AZ, December 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Airport: Chinle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IDUA
- Location: 36.2300° N, 109.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2300&lon=-109.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N746CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941214044019A

## Narrative

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

NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED INTO FENCE. SIDE LOADING. FRACTURED TRUNNION. EMS FERRY FLITE

## 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 LAX95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA073), Dec 14, 1994: Cessna 421C (N746CA), Chinle, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the overload failure of the nose gear trunion for undetermined reasons.

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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