# NTSB CHI74FEC30: Cessna 421B, N5998M, Flint, MI, February 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1974
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0592  74/2/12    FLINT,MICH          CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N5998M              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 41, 10100 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING CONDITION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLD COND RPT NOT OBTND BY TWR CTLR.PLOWED SNO INTX RWY5-36.ACFT CLRD LND RWY 5.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5998M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5998M-2009-08-18), registration cancelled 2009-08-18, S/N 421B0241, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bishop

## 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 19740212003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740212003259A), Feb 12, 1974: Cessna 421B, Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Fld cond rpt not obtnd by twr ctlr. Plowed sno intx RWY5-36.acft clrd lnd rwy 5.

## Other investigations on N5998M (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 FTW77FRA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA35), Sep 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N5998M), Houston, TX, substantial damage

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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