# NTSB investigations: Cessna 421, TX

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN23LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA267.md): Cessna 421 · Rockport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2023 · N123SM · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left engine starter adapter gear, which resulted in catastrophic damage to other engine components, and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA256.md): Cessna 421 · Horseshoe Bay, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 2014 · N866BS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the drive mechanism for the gearbox motor, which resulted in the gear not extending for the landing.
- [NTSB FTW97FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA130.md): Cessna 421 · League City, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1997 · N4050L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in the loss of power to the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the single engine landing approach which resulted in a stall/spin.
- [NTSB FTW89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA074.md): Cessna 421 · Brownsville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1989 · N4595L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper emergency procedure after lossing power in the right engine, and his failure to maintain minimum control speed (VMC), which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Factors related to the accident were: fuel starvation of the right engine,…
- [NTSB FTW86FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA133.md): Cessna 421 · Addison, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1986 · N6VR · Destroyed
  > Witnesses reported a normal takeoff and climb was made to an alt of aprx 400 ft AGL at which time eng pwr ceased/ decreased. The rt wing then dropped, the nose and lt wing rose and the acft entered a near vertical descent to ground impact. Post accident exam…
- [NTSB FTW85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA218.md): Cessna 421 · Mckinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1985 · N888K · Substantial damage
  > After landing while taxiing on the rwy, the acft's nose wheel started bogging down in soft asphalt on the rwy. The soft asphalt was pushed along in front of the wheel until it caused enough resistance to overstress the nose gear causing it to collapse. The…
- [NTSB FTW79FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG25.md): Cessna 421 · Lakeway, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1979 · N4584L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD27.md): Cessna 421 · Iowa Park, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1976 · N3160K · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076010'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076010&state=TX

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