MIA71FLD71

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421A · St Petersburg, FL · June 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1971
Place
St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N421ACessna 421A
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161965

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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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3-2093  71/6/17    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N421A               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 47, 14341 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            560 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            ST PETERSBURG,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N421A
Reported as
Cessna 421A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearwater Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.