# NTSB MIA71FLD71: Cessna 421A, N421A, St Petersburg, FL, June 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1971
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421A-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 421A0132, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clearwater Intl

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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