Cessna 421B N5943M
26 December 1981 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1981 at about 12:50 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5943M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dallas, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Love
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N5943M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houston, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L GEAR COLLAPSED FOR UNKN RSN.FOUND DRAG OVR-CTRLOCK RIGGED W INSUFFICIENT PRELOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Spencer, Iowa, United States | Millard Air | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421B | Crystal City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1981 | Cessna 421 | Perryton, Texas, United States | CMI Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421C | Hebbronville, Texas, United States | Schaefer Well | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1981 | Cessna 421 | Long Beach, California, United States | R J Mellon Inc | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |