# NTSB FTW81DRG65: Cessna 421B, N448, Crystal City, TX, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Crystal City, TX · CRYSTAL CITY, TX
- Location: 28.6907° N, 99.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6907&lon=-99.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2617   81/9/6  NR.CRYSTAL CITY,TX    CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 10275
        TIME - 1515                    N448                PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H & F RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX          CRYSTAL CITY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- R TIP TANK HIT HANGAR DOOR WHILE PARKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N448](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448-1988-04-25), registration cancelled 1988-04-25, S/N 421C1034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: H & F Ranch

## 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 19810906062229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906062229A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 421C, Crystal City, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot in attempting to taxi through hangar allowed wing tip to hit side of hangar.

## Other investigations on N448 (2)

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 FTW87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA174), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA095), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 421C (N448), Houston, TX, 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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