# NTSB IAD78FA079: Cessna 421, N1504G, Nashville, TN, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4283   77/7/8    NASHVILLE,TN        CESSNA 421          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5571
        TIME - 0802                    N1504G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCMINNVILLE,TN              NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1504G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1504G-1977-10-19), registration cancelled 1977-10-19, S/N 421B0601 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nashville Metro

## 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 19770708025339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708025339A), Jul 8, 1977: Cessna 421B, TN, Destroyed

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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