# Accident 19970206001269A: Cessna 421C, Cedar City, UT, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 21:16 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3903° N, 113.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3903&lon=-113.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45MV-2018-03-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,117 total, 350 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206001269A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE GET RIGHT GEAR DOWNLOCK. USED BLOWDOWN. NO GO. LANDED RIGHT MAIN UP. WATER IN GEAR HYDRAULIC FLUID FROZE.

## 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 SEA97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA058), Feb 6, 1997: Cessna 421C (N45MV), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: water contamination in the hydraulic system, which froze in the (right) main gear hydraulic actuator, and restricted movement of the (right) main gear retraction and extension system.

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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