# NTSB MIA79FLD59: Cessna 421C, N8432N, Kenansville, FL, April 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1979
- Place: Kenansville, FL · KENANSVILLE, FL
- Location: 27.8764° N, 80.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenansville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8764&lon=-80.9878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1861  79/4/23  NR.KENANSVILLE,FL     CESSNA 421C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8432N              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARRYING ILLEGAL DRUGS.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8432N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8432N-1980-07-16), registration cancelled 1980-07-16, S/N 421C0491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Registry model: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private

## 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 19790423008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790423008479A), Apr 23, 1979: Cessna 421C, Keenasville, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft found abandoned and burned. Suspect illegal drug smuggling.

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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