# NTSB MIA74DLA20: Cessna 421B, N1538T, Tallahassee, FL, October 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1973
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4128   73/10/9   TALLAHASSEE,FLA     CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 7353
        TIME - 1705                    N1538T              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 641 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON,GA                TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- POST ACDT INSP DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.ACFT ENTRD SANDY AREA L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1538T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1538T-2012-06-13), registration cancelled 2012-06-13, S/N 421B0308, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-H](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-h) (registry code 17048, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Muni

## 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 19731009035249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731009035249A), Oct 9, 1973: Cessna 421B, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Post acdt insp did not reveal evidence of malfunction. Acft entrd sandy area l of rwy.

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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