# NTSB DEN79FA015: Cessna 421B, N100RV, Eagle.Co, CO, December 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1979
- Place: Eagle.Co, CO · EAGLE.CO, CO
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4021  79/12/26   EAGLE.CO            CESSNA 421B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3052
        TIME - 1236                    N100RV              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE.CO                    SUN VALLEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT RADIOED JUST AFTR TKOF HE WAS RETURNING,HAD DOOR OPEN.R NOSE DOOR LOCK IN UNLOCKED PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100RV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100RV-1982-08-08), registration cancelled 1982-08-08, S/N 421B0549 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eagle

## 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 19791226037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226037779A), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 421B, Eagle, CO, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Baggage door open on takeoff. Failed to maintain airspeed. Possibly distracted. Stalled in steep bank. Vertical dive

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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