# NTSB MIA75DKJ51: Cessna 421B, N69289, Mobile, AL, April 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1000   75/4/2    MOBILE,AL           CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 10515
        TIME - 1136                    N69289              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 423 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- R MAIN LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED DUE FAILURE OF GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69289 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bates Field

## 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 19750402005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005509A), Apr 2, 1975: Cessna 421B, Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. R main lndg gear collapsed due failure of gear extension mechanism.

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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