LAX82IA020

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 421B · Long Beach, CA · November 20, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1981
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N421PTCessna 421B
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122707

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0048  81/11/20   LONG BEACH,CA       CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N421PT              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               GUAYMAS,MEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- SHTDWN L ENG,SUSPECT FIRE,UN USE FIRE BOTTLE.FND OIL CAP OFF,OIL ON ENG,NO FIRE,FIRE BOTTLE GNDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N421PT
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage