# NTSB MIA78FKJI4: Cessna 421C, N8305G, Bay Minette, AL, December 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1977
- Place: Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Location: 30.8906° N, 87.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Minette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8906&lon=-87.7935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJI4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJI4

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3939  77/12/16   BAY MINETTE,AL      CESSNA 421C         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0705                    N8305G              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 31, 4687 TOTAL HOURS, 51
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY MINETTE,AL              DESTIN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DRG LIFT-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8305G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bay Minette

## 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 19771216040889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771216040889A), Dec 16, 1977: Cessna 421C, Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Left forward baggage door opened during lift-off.

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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