# NTSB Incident CEN09IA578
> **CESSNA 421** · 2009-09-04 · Sugar Land, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09IA578
- **Event ID:** 20090911X64138
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2009-09-04
- **Location:** Sugar Land, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.62, -95.653892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421
- **Registration:** N2349S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation of the pitch trim cable which resulted in it making improper contact with a guard pin that led to the fatigue failure of the cable.

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