# NTSB investigations: Cessna 421B: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 SEA07CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA224.md): Cessna 421B · Oceanside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2007 · N968J · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reason, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ATL94IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA055.md): Cessna 421B · Lagrange, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1994 · N421HA · Minor damage
  > The pilot's intentional swerve off the taxiway to avoid a ground collision. A factor in the incident was an undetermined malfunction of the airplane's normal brake system.
- [NTSB MIA91FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA023.md): Cessna 421B · Flamingo, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1990 · N21ST · Destroyed
  > An undetermined airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, which resulted in a fuel fed fire in the left wing.
- [NTSB LAX90LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA288.md): Cessna 421 · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1990 · N76SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the electrical system failure checklist. Contributing to this accident was the total electrical failure for undetermined reasons and the landing gear being unlocked.
- [NTSB MIA85LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA169.md): Cessna 421B · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1985 · N8083Q · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff at Lakeland, FL, the left main wheel assembly separated from the acft & struck the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer, causing substantial damage. The plt did not know the wheel had come off until he was notified by ATC. He then diverted…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076014')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076014&occurrence=130

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