# NTSB MIA80DLE06: Cessna 421, N66PC, Orlando, FL, September 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1980
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3131  80/9/22    ORLANDO,FL          CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1451                    N66PC               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 3000
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING HIGH SPEED TURN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66PC-1997-11-19), registration cancelled 1997-11-19, S/N 4210173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herndon

## 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 19800922045799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922045799A), Sep 22, 1980: Cessna 421, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed when pilot made a high-speed turnoff from landing roll onto a taxiway.

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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