# NTSB CHI80FA029: Cessna 421B, N8216Q, Terre Haute, IN, March 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1980
- Place: Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1068  80/3/20    TERRE HAUTE,IN      CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0807                    N8216Q              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 36, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRE HAUTE,IN              MARION,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOCK LINK END FITTING,P/N 0841110-2,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8216Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hulman Field

## 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 19800320006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006919A), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421B, Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Right landing gear collapsed while taxiing for takeoff. Lock link end fitting on strut had broken.

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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