# NTSB MKC76FES01: Cessna 421A, N2235Q, Intl Falls, MN, September 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Intl Falls, MN · INTL FALLS, MN
- Location: 48.5864° N, 93.4077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of International Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5864&lon=-93.4077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FES01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FES01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3670  76/9/12    INTL FALLS,MN       CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 24410
        TIME - 1615                    N2235Q              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTER'L FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RED LAKE,CANADA             TULSA,OK                     INTL FALLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2235Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2235Q), registered now, S/N 421A0035, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inter'L Falls

## 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 19760912039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912039239A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 421A, Intl Falls, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2235Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW81DPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ30), Jul 10, 1981: Cessna 421 (N2235Q), El Reno, OK, substantial damage

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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