- Date
- February 29, 1976
- Place
- Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N76STCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760229004439A
- Case key
- 153825
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1246 76/2/29 DESTIN,FL CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1120 N76ST PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 55, 13297 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 334 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN-FT WALTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESTIN,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DUE OTR ACFT HOLDING ON TAXIWAY,PLT ELECTED TO TAXI ACROSS SANDY AREA TO GET TO THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76ST
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Destin-Ft Walton
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.