Cessna 421B N3380Q
23 December 1982 · Fort Payne, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N3380Q, operated by Truman Hicks Leasing, was involved in an accident near Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. 6 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Payne, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Isbell Field (4A9)
- Coordinates
- 34.4497, -85.6904
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N3380Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Truman Hicks Leasing
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chanute → Fort Payne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
DURING LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSORS BOLT & BUSHING PULLED THROUGH THE SCISSORS MOUNT HOLE ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO ROTATE 90 DEG. AN INCORRECT WASHER (STANDARD 5/16 IN) HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SCISSORS ASSEMBLY DURINGRECENT MAINTENANCE. CESSNA PARTS MANUAL CALLS FOR AN960-5/16 WASHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | El Paso, Texas, United States | J.d. Abrams, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Atlas Plastics Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Cessna 421C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Joanne Lecraw | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | Cotulla, Texas, United States | Oklahoma Acft. Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | Performance Air Charter | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1982 | Grumman G164B | Opp, Alabama, United States | Robert Dirk Merrill | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Smith Mini | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Al Huff | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182B | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Jerry T. Montgomery | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft C24R | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Society Hill, Alabama, United States | James H. Morris | No injuries | - |