# NTSB LAX80FUG58: Cessna 421, N4091L, Palm Springs, CA, September 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1980
- Place: Palm Springs, CA · PALM SPRINGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3003  80/9/19    PALM SPRINGS,CA     CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 3963
        TIME - 1342                    N4091L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 362 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             BURBANK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND PROP WOULD NOT FEATHER.NO FAILURES REVEALED BY ENGINE INSP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4091L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091L-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 421-0091, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Palm Springs

## 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 19800919042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800919042349A), Sep 19, 1980: Cessna 421, Palm Springs, CA, Destroyed. One or both engines quit on takeoff. No engine defects found. Possible fuel exhaustion on main tanks.

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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