Cessna 421B accident near Greensburg, IN
On November 6, 1993, a Cessna 421B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greensburg, IN. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 1993
- Place
- Greensburg, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.340°N, 85.481°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13724
Official records · CHI94MA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpts from FAA ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 1993, at 0851 eastern standard time, a Cessna 421B airplane, N41010, operated by Road Runner Airlines, Inc., collided with the ground while maneuvering near Greensburg, Indiana. The airline transport pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact and fire. Witnesses described instrument meteorological conditions at the site. The corporate flight originated from Pontiac, Michigan at 0733 on an instrument flight plan and operated under 14 CFR 91. Road Runner Airlines was owned by the President of Omni Group, a private corporation. The purpose of the flight was to transport Omni's president, the general manager and two guests for a hunting weekend near Greensburg. The pilot telephoned the Lansing, Michigan Flight Service Station for weather briefing and flight filing at 0617. The briefer informed him of occasional moderate rime or mixed icing in clouds below 8000 feet through Michigan and Indiana. The pilot filed direct to Greensburg at 8000 feet. At 0827, while the airplane was in radio and radar contact with the Dayton, Ohio air traffic control's north sector, the controller inquired whether the flight was encountering ice at 8000 feet. The pilot responded "a little bit of rime ice." At 0830, N41010 broadcast, "would like to start our descent now," without further explanation. The controller responded, "unable at this time, maintain 8000." A minute later the pilot renewed the request and said "starting to pick up quite a bit of ice." The controller directed him to stand by, and he coordinated with the adj
Probable cause
an inadvertent stall by the pilot in command. Factors associated with the accident are the icing conditions and low ceilings.
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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.
