# NTSB FTW82DA304: Cessna 421B, N832BW, Cotulla, TX, August 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1982, 06:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Location: 28.4557° N, 99.2172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTULLA-LA SALLE COUNTY (COT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4557&lon=-99.2172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA304
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70358/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA304

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - miscellaneous - undetermined (contributing factor)
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO COTULLA, TX, WHERE HE MADE A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED WITH A 20 KT TAIL WIND, WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RUNWAY, AND CRASHED INTO A WIRE FENCE. THE REASON FOR THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE REMAINS UNDETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N832BW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 421B0235
- Airframe hours: 2051
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TGSIO-520-H 375 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Oklahoma Acft. Corp.
- Registered owner: Oklahoma Acft. Corp.
- Departed: F29, OKLAHOMA, OK
- Destination: HRL, HARLINGEN, TX
- Airport: COT, Cotulla Municipal, runway 31, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: COT

## 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 19820801033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801033989A), Aug 1, 1982: Cessna 421B, Cotulla, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot shut down one engine, aircraft crashed during downwind landing when it ran off end of runway.

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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