# NTSB CHI78FEX08: Cessna 421B, N8008Q, Columbus, IN, January 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  78/1/21    COLUMBUS,IN         CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1850                    N8008Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKALAR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,IN                 ANDERSON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND GR DID NOT RETRACT FOR UNK REASON.PROP DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY FEATHER WHEN ENG FREEZES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8008Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bakalar 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 19780121003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121003559A), Jan 21, 1978: Cessna 421, Columbus, IN, Substantial damage. Lnd gr did not retract for unk reason. Prop does not immediately fer when eng freezes.

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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