# Accident 20040114006359A: Cessna 421B, Ravenna, OH, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2100° N, 81.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2100&lon=-81.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300FB-2004-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 46 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114006359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN ENROUTE TO PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G). ON CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PICK UP ICE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DE-ICE BOOT AS WELL AS WINDSHIELD DE-ICE SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. AS PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT 29G THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND. 1) BOTH #1 AND # 2 ENG PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT. 2) BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE HAS SUBSTANTIAL SKIN DAMAGE. 3) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING ROOTS HAVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA067), Jan 14, 2004: Cessna 421 (N300FB), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent hard landing. A factor in the accident was degraded aircraft performance due to the airframe ice…

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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