# NTSB ATL81FKG20: Cessna 421, N76ES, Statesboro, GA, May 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1981
- Place: Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2068  81/5/29    STATESBORO,GA       CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1525
        TIME - 1700                    N76ES               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            STATESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76ES](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76ES-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 421-0141, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Statesboro Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810529031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529031029A), May 29, 1981: Cessna 421, Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on touchdown. Indicates side load due to crosswind crab landing. Torque link failed.

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.

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