# NTSB OAK79DVG24: Cessna 421, N1951G, Redding, CA, March 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1979
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0367  79/3/19    REDDING,CA          CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2100
        TIME - 1100                    N1951G              PX-  0  0  2  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1951G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1951G-1989-04-04), registration cancelled 1989-04-04, S/N 421B0850 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Ranch

## 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 19790319004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319004979A), Mar 19, 1979: Cessna 421, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot undershot the runway on landing and hit a ditch.

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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