Cessna 421B accident near Valley Park, MO
On April 29, 1993, a Cessna 421B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Valley Park, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 29, 1993
- Place
- Valley Park, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.549°N, 90.480°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12084
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 29, 1993, about 1400 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 421B airplane, N4939M, operated by Private-Wing Flugreisen GmbH of Hesweiler, Germany, descended to ground collision near Valley Park, Missouri shortly after declaring an emergency for fuel. The airplane was destroyed and the two pilots aboard fatally injured. Marginal visual meteorological conditions existed over the area. The airplane originated from Spirit of St. Louis airport (SUS) in Chesterfield, Missouri at 1322 for a local check flight after maintenance and operated under 14 CFR 91. On April 28, the accident pilots flew the airplane about 30 minutes with a local mechanic aboard. The first pilot asked the mechanic to explain the airplane fuel supply and distribution. For that flight, the mechanic obtained an area map from his company office and returned it afterward. No record was found of the airplane's having been fueled before or after the flight. About 1030 on the accident date, the pilots obtained a weather brief at the FAA flight service station on the airport for a flight to New Jersey that afternoon. No flight plan was filed. The pilots told maintenance personnel they intended a flight around the airport. N4939M contacted SUS ground control about 1315 to taxi. The flight departed VFR on runway 26R, and was cleared off tower frequency at 1327. At 1334, N4939M requested from tower to switch frequency. At 1335, the flight contacted St. Louis approach control (TRACON), reporting "about 8 miles to the east" without naming an airport or landmark. The low west sector controller tol
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING APPROACH TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE BEFORE FLIGHT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
