# NTSB FTW81DPJ30: Cessna 421, N2235Q, El Reno, OK, July 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1981
- Place: El Reno, OK · EL RENO, OK
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1768  81/7/10    EL RENO,OK          CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N2235Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     45, 4299 TOTAL HOURS, 29
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL RENO,OK                  CHICKASHA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DOOR LINK TUBES LEFT DISCONNECTED AFTER ACFT WAS PAINTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2235Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2235Q), registered now, S/N 421A0035, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mustang

## 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 19810710040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710040859A), Jul 10, 1981: Cessna 421A, El Reno, OK, Substantial damage. Nose gear jammed. Landed with nose gear partially extended. Mechanic failed to connect doors. Pilot failed to check

## Other investigations on N2235Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC76FES01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FES01), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 421A (N2235Q), Intl Falls, MN, 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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