- Date
- July 1, 1977
- Place
- Cedar Rapids, IA · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4048LCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770701020429A
- Case key
- 147382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3289 77/7/1 CEDAR RAPIDS,IA CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 658 TIME - 1700 N4048L PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 539 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NE CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- L GR RETRACTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4048L
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cedar Rapids
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4048L · 1
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