Cessna 421A accident near Sparks, NV
On November 1, 1994, a Cessna 421A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sparks, NV. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 1, 1994
- Place
- Sparks, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.541°N, 119.750°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02608
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 1, 1994, at 1306 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 421A, N421WB, crashed into two condominiums at Sparks, Nevada, during an emergency landing caused by a total loss of power on both engines. The crash site is about 2 miles northwest of the Reno Tahoe International Airport near the centerline of runway 16L. The pilot was on final approach to runway 16L and was completing the first leg of an instrument flight rules business flight to Palm Springs, California. The airplane, registered to and operated by Keys Family Limited Liability Corporation, Corbett, Oregon, was destroyed by impact and the resulting postimpact fire; two condominiums and a parked automobile were destroyed and one condominium sustained substantial damage. The certificated airline transport pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; two passengers sustained serious injuries; and two occupants of the condominiums received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Troutdale Airport, Portland, Oregon, at 1036 hours. National Transportation Safety Board investigators interviewed the pilot on November 2, 1994, at the crash site. The pilot said that he filed and activated an instrument flight rules (ifr) flight plan for the flight. After departing Troutdale Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air route traffic control center sector controller cleared the flight to 17,000 feet mean sea level (msl). About 1 1/2 hours into the flight, the pilot said he switched the fuel selector valves to the auxiliary position. About 1
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION.
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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.
