Cessna 421C accident near Cordova, AK
On July 29, 1995, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cordova, AK. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 29, 1995
- Place
- Cordova, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.791°N, 145.611°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03848
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 29, 1995, a retractable gear, wheel equipped Cessna 421C, N800DD, registered to Business Flying Enterprises Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and operated by the owner/pilot, departed the Juneau Airport, Juneau, Alaska, at 0842 Alaska daylight time. The destination was King Salmon, Alaska. While en route, the pilot of N800DD requested and received an instrument flight rules clearance. Approximately 20 miles west of Middleton Island, Alaska, the pilot indicated via a radio transmission that the airplane's right engine had come apart. He received a clearance to fly direct to the Middleton Island very high frequency omni range (VOR). The airplane descended to visual meteorological conditions for class G airspace while flying directly to the island. The Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) maintained radar and radio contact with the flight until 1150 when they observed the flight pass Middleton Island and fly over the ocean southeast of the island. Rescue aircraft observed bubbles, an oil slick, and debris in the water approximately 3 nautical miles south of the Middleton Island Airport. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane wreckage has not been recovered from the ocean. One body was recovered. The pilot and remaining two passengers have not been located and are presumed fatally injured. WITNESSES There were two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technicians on Middleton Island at the time of the accident. They were able to transmit a weather observation to ARTCC but neither saw or heard the airplane overfl
Probable cause
MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S), AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER (OR DITCHING AT SEA).
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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.
