# Incident 20020117007859I: Cessna 421C, Redding, CA, January 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LDMA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117007859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N19WB HAD DEPARTED RDD AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 HOURS ON JAN. 17, 2002 WITH 4 PASSENGERS. AS MS. BRYANT WAS LEVELING FOR CRUISE, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS SUCCESSFULLY FEATHERED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RDD ON ONE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE RIGHT ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF POWER SECTION. REFER TO THE ATTACHED ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORTS FOR DETAILS.

## Other reports on N19WB (1)

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

- [Incident 19990628016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628016619I), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna 421C (N19WB), Sacramento, CA. Reports indicate the aircraft made a successful emergency landing at smf with one engine shutdown. Examination of engine revealed broken fuel injector line 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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