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Cessna 421C N78TV

20 December 1982 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 December 1982 at about 22:27 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N78TV, operated by Leake Aviation Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 2 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 22:27
Classification
Accident
Location
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Adams Field (LIT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 421C
Registration
N78TV
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Leake Aviation Service, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Executive/Corporate
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Muskogee → Little Rock
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW83LA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. NO REASON FOR COLLAPSE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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