# NTSB FTW77FRD07: Cessna 421, N149Y, Baton Rouge, LA, February 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0300  77/2/22    BATON ROUGE,LA      CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4894
        TIME - 1515                    N149Y               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MADISON,MS                  BATON ROUGE,LA               DOTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N149Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

## 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 19770222004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222004139A), Feb 22, 1977: Cessna 421, Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage

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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