# NTSB SEA77DYA12: Cessna 421B, N3380Q, Soda Springs, ID, February 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1977
- Place: Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Location: 42.6576° N, 111.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6576&lon=-111.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0951  77/2/23    SODA SPRINGS,ID     CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3181
        TIME - 1300                    N3380Q              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODA SPRINGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SODA SPRINGS,ID             SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- DROP IN MANIFOLD PR AT 98MPH,ABORTED TKOF.ELEV 5842FT.RWY LENGTH 3500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3380Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3380Q-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 421B0264, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soda Springs Muni

## 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 19770223004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223004169A), Feb 23, 1977: Cessna 421B, Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Drop in manifold PR at 98MPH,aborted tkof. Elev 5842FT.rwy length 3500FT.

## Other investigations on N3380Q (2)

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 FTW85LQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LQG01), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA073), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Fort Payne, AL, 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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