# Accident 20210311014999A: Cessna 421B, Franklin, NC, March 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2021, 16:20 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2223° N, 83.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2223&lon=-83.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80056-2021-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210311014999A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 11, 2021, APPROXIMATELY 1953 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 421B, N80056, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE MACON COUNTY AIRPORT (1A5), FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL/BUSINESS FLIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THIS WAS A PLANNED LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL START, TAXI, AND RUN-UP BEFORE TAKEOFF. HE INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND CALLED OUT SPEEDS IN 10 KNOT (KTS) INCREMENTS LOOKING FOR A ROTATION SPEED OF 100 KTS. HE SAID THE AIRSPEED REACHED 90 KTS AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATION ?LAGGED? WHILE ONLY REACHING A MAXIMUM SPEED OF AROUND 92 KTS.

HE NOTICED THAT THE RUNWAY LENGTH WAS DECREASING AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  HE PULLED BOTH THROTTLES TO IDLE AND INITIATED MAXIMUM BRAKING. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY, REVEALED TIRE SKID MARKS BEGINNING AROUND 1,200 FT. FROM THE RUNWAY END AND CONTINUED OFF INTO THE GRASS.

THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DOWN A SLOPE, AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST.

ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRPLANE SAFELY AND A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED FIRE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 25 HOURS SINCE LAST MAJOR MAINTENANCE.  DUE TO THE CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS AFTER THE POST-CRASH FIRE, EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKING AND AIRSPEED INDICATING SYSTEMS WERE INCONCLUSIVE AS A FACTOR.  NO OTHER ACTIONS AT PRESENT.

ALL SAS ACTIVITIES LINKED TO TASK ID # T-EA68-FY21-0901

## 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 ERA21LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA152), Mar 12, 2021: Cessna 421 (N80056), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reason for this accident could not be determined based on the available information.

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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