Cessna 421B accident near Clearwater, Florida, June 19, 1982
On June 19, 1982 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 421B, registered N100CA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Clearwater, Florida (St. Petersburg Clearwater airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 19, 1982 · about 6:00 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Clearwater, Florida · St. Petersburg Clearwater · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B · all 421Bs on the register
- Registration
- N100CA · registry record · serial 421B0503
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SIDE LOCK LINK, PN 0841111-1, ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD FAILED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 14,800 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days; 13,600 as pilot in command; 3,400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,564 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,450 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental GTSIO-520-H (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Stan-Dan INC.
The flight
- Departed from: PIE Clearwater FL at 1:30 pm
- Destination: PIE Clearwater FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 5,722 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 14 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 190°F (88°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from PIE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N100CA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N100CA on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 421 Golden Eagle 768 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,683 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental GTSIO-520-H 9 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- St. Pete-Clearwater International · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 982 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,709 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N100CA 2 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA82DA137.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.