# Accident 20231208021649A: Cessna 421C, Mcgregor, TX, December 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2023, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4127° N, 97.3666° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4127&lon=-97.3666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231208021649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ACT TO 5C1 ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. DURING LEVEL OFF PILOT EXPERIENCED PROP GOVERNOR FAILURE AND RPM IN EXCESS OF 4500. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO MCGREGOR KPWG. UNABLE TO REACH MCGREGOR AIRPORT, PILOT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. ON SCENE EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED MINOR 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 CEN24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA061), Dec 8, 2023: Cessna 421C (N146TJ), McGregor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the spring pin in the right propeller governor, which precluded the pilot from controlling the propeller pitch to maintain engine rpm, resulting in a loss of engine thrust, excessive…

## Other reports on N146TJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19950328011039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950328011039I), Mar 28, 1995: Cessna 421C (N146TJ), Monticello, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: during cruise at FL-230 on an IFR flight from provo, Utah to albuquerque, new Mexico the right engine suddenly lost power and shuddered. The pilot…

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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