# NTSB CHI79FEG05: Cessna 421B, N502SC, Dayton, OH, November 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3610  78/11/21 NR.DAYTON,OH          CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N502SC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 24, 1030 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            115 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,IN                 SIDNEY,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COPILOT WAS CHIEF PILOT OF COMPANY WITH 4753HRS IN TYPE,18262 HRS TOTAL FLT TIME AND ATP CERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N502SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dayton Intl

## 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 19781121039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121039239A), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 421, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Copilot was chief pilot of company with 4753HRS in type,18262 hrsal flt time and ATP cert.

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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