# NTSB FTW78FRD47: Cessna 421C, N98457, Patterson, LA, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRD47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD47-107180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1950   78/7/7    PATTERSON,LA        CESSNA 421C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N98457              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 42, 7386 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            532 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATTERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATTERSON,LA                LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RIGHT ENGINE OIL LEAK.CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98457 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Patterson

## 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 19780707020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707020679A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 421C, Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Right engine oil leak. Cause was not determined.

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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