# NTSB DEN74DTC32: Cessna 421B, N5962M, Jeffrey City, WY, April 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Jeffrey City, WY · JEFFREY CITY, WY
- Location: 42.4836° N, 107.8309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffrey City, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4836&lon=-107.8309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1140  74/4/26    JEFFREY CITY,WYO    CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N5962M              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 33, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPLIT ROCK MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA,MONT                 JEFFREY CITY,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PVT STRIP USE AT OWN RISK.PLT PREV CALLED,WAS TOLD RWY OK.ACFT HIT SOFT AREA FROM RECENT SNOWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5962M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5962M), registered now, S/N 421B0205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (registry code 17046, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Split Rock Mills

## 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 19740426010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010099A), Apr 26, 1974: Cessna 421B, Jeffrey City, WY, Substantial damage. Pvt strip use at own risk. Plt prev called,was told rwy ok. Acft hit soft area from recent snows.

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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