# NTSB FTW81FRG66: Cessna 421C, N5406J, Hebbronville, TX, September 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1981
- Place: Hebbronville, TX · HEBBRONVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.3250° N, 98.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebbronville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3250&lon=-98.6857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2629  81/9/24    HEBBRONVILLE,TX     CESSNA 421C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4625
        TIME - 1915                    N5406J              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 710 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIM HOGG COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBBRONVILLE,TX             VICTORIA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UN TO MAINT ALT AFTER TURNING AWAY FM TOWN & BACK TWD ARPT.D/A APRX 2700FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5406J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5406J-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 421C0001, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Registry model: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jim Hogg County

## 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 19810924062209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924062209A), Sep 24, 1981: Cessna 421C, Hebbronville, TX, Substantial damage. Right engine failed after liftoff. Unable to maintain altitude. Previous problems with right engine reported.

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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