# Accident 20041221032739A: Cessna 421C, Henderson, TX, December 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GBKA
- Location: 32.1389° N, 94.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1389&lon=-94.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369RK) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041221032739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN UNDERGOING TEST FLIGHT. WHILE INITIATING TURN DURING TAXI PROCEDURE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED-ACTUAL DEFECT LANDING GEAR TRUNION FAILED. DAMAGE TO PROPS INCURRED, ONE MAJOR, THE OTHER MINOR. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR COPILOT. NTSB NOTIFIED.

## 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 DFW05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA045), Dec 21, 2004: Cessna 421C (N369RK), Henderson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear trunnion lug. A contributing factor was the non-compliance of the service bulletin by maintenance personnel.

## Other reports on N369RK (1)

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

- [Incident 20190911012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911012839I), Sep 11, 2019: Cessna 421C (N369RK), Hays, KS, Minor damage. The aircraft landed runway 16 at hys at approximately 9:20 am on 9/11/2019. Exited runway. On taxiway feeder, left brake went completely soft and would not…

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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