# NTSB investigations: Cessna 421C, 1987

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 LAX87FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA306.md): Cessna 421C · Clifton, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1987 · N26596 · Destroyed
  > The flt deptd ry 25 at greenlee cty arpt, Clifton, AZ on a VFR flt to phoenix, AZ. The plt & gnd witnesses rptd that shortly after lift-off, grayish/white smoke emanated from the left engine. The plt was unable to feather the prop, circled the arpt abt 2…
- [NTSB FTW87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA174.md): Cessna 421C · Crystal City, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1987 · N448 · Destroyed
  > The pilot landed downwind on his private strip. The exact amount of the tailwind could not be determined. A thunderstorm was located just to the east of the runway and could have readily given N448 a strong tailwind. The aircraft touched down 390 feet beyond…
- [NTSB DEN87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA162.md): Cessna 421C · Cody, WY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1987 · N26553 · Destroyed
  > The plt & 3 paxs were returning to dallas, TX from a retreat in Montana. The plt filed an IFR flt plan from white sulphur springs, MT, to casper, WY, but did not activate it after departure. The acft was rprtd overdue by family & a search was initiated. The…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076016', '2076017'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076016&year=1987

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