- Date
- August 30, 1979
- Place
- Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N421HCCessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790830033379I
- Case key
- 133861
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0019 79/8/30 FRIENDSWOOD,TX CESSNA 421B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1700 N421HC PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 24, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDSWOOD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- WASHERS USED AS SPACERS BETWEEN ENG & OIL COOLER WERE 5/16IN,CORRECT SPACERS ARE SHIMS .010IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421HC
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Clover Field
N421HCRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Cessna 421BAirframe modelCessna 421BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.