- Date
- March 13, 1978
- Place
- Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2245QCessna 421A
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780313010199A
- Case key
- 143460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2190 78/3/13 MUSCLE SHOALS,AL CESSNA 421A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1825 N2245Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 26, 3785 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 312 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCLE SHOALS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OPA LOCKA,FL MEMPHIS,TN STOCKBRIDGE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL CONTAMINATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- R ENG #2 EXH VALVE FOUND IN OIL SUMP.R ENG PLUGS GAPPED 0.033 TO 0.041,0.015 TO 0.019 RECOMMENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2245Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muscle Shoals
N2245QRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Cessna 421AAirframe modelCessna 421AEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.