# NTSB CHI79FEK06: Cessna 421B, N421JA, Marion, OH, February 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1979
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0213  79/2/23    MARION,OH           CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1945                    N421JA              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 36, 7301 TOTAL HOURS, 215
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGBURG,IN              MARION,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N421JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion Municipal

## 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 19790223003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223003459A), Feb 23, 1979: Cessna 421B, Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on night landing without landing lights. Struck snowbank on edge of rwy.

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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