# NTSB CHI77FEK07: Cessna 421B, N14DB, Findlay, OH, November 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3364  76/11/17   FINDLAY,OH          CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2902
        TIME - 1540                    N14DB               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 751 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINDLAY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIMA,OH                     FINDLAY,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TRIM TAB ACTUATOR MAINT,ROD SECURED & COTTER PIN INSTLD IN NUT.ROD DISCONNECTED FOR RERIGGING CK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14DB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DB-2005-04-06), registration cancelled 2005-04-06, S/N 340-0252, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Findlay 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 19761117036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117036259A), Nov 17, 1976: Cessna 421B, Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Trim tab actuator maint,rod secured & cotter pin instld in nut. Rod disconnected for rerigging ck.

## Other investigations on N14DB (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 CHI91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA056), Jan 3, 1991: Cessna 340 (N14DB), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE A FOGGY WINDSHIELD, MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE, PREMATURE LANDING FLARE, AND SLUSH ON…

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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