# NTSB SEA81FYM45: Cessna 421B, N777FD, Mulino, OR, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Mulino, OR · MULINO, OR
- Location: 45.2220° N, 122.5572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulino, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2220&lon=-122.5572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2700  81/9/14    MULINO,OR           CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N777FD              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      23, 3670 TOTAL HOURS, 77
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR STRUCK DITCH SHORT OF RWY,COLLAPSED DRG SUBSEQUENT ABORTED TKOF W SIM ENG OUT,SAME FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N777FD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mulino

## 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 19810914060539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914060539A), Sep 14, 1981: Cessna 421B, Mulino, OR, Substantial damage. Bounced left main gear on road short of runway. Began goaround, aborted. Left gear collapsed. Damaged on road impact

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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