# NTSB CHI77FEM13: Cessna 421B, N421TC, Bellaire, MI, December 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1976
- Place: Bellaire, MI · BELLAIRE, MI
- Location: 44.9714° N, 85.2023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellaire, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9714&lon=-85.2023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3982  76/12/12   BELLAIRE,MI         CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 4354
        TIME - 1010                    N421TC              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTRIM COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MI                BELLAIRE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           WEATHER - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- REILS LOCATED 25 YARDS FROM RWY WHILE AIM LEADS PLTS TO BELIEVE REILS ALIGNED WITH THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N421TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Antrim County

## 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 19761212040569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761212040569A), Dec 12, 1976: Cessna 421B, Bellaire, MI, Substantial damage. Reils located 25 yards from rwy while aim leads plts to believe reils aligned with threshold.

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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