Cessna 421B accident near Coldwater, MI
On September 21, 1995, a Cessna 421B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coldwater, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 21, 1995
- Place
- Coldwater, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.941°N, 84.999°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04441
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 21, 1995, at 1145 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 421B, N14A, piloted by a commercial pilot was destroyed during a collision with the ground following an uncontrolled descent. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The positioning 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Coldwater, Michigan, at 1135 edt. The manager of the fixed base operation (FBO) where N14A was based said he saw the pilot talking with his employer before he went to the FBO's flight planning room. The pilot's employer taxiied his airplane out for a takeoff and the accident pilot forwarded his IFR clearance via the local airport radio. The FBO manager observed the pilot make "...a couple of more telephone calls prior to departing." He said that the accident pilot "...left the office in somewhat of a hurry after making the telephone calls." The pilot made three telephone calls to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Flight Service Station (FSS) at Lansing, Michigan. During these calls he obtained IFR clearances for both his employer's airplane and his airplane. The FSS specialist advised him that there would be IFR traffic delays and that his planned departures would be delayed. The pilot spoke with the FSS specialist a short time later. He was told he'd have about an eight minute clearance void time. The pilot responded, "... I think I can do that, I'll [be] off by 1540 [1140 edt]." The specialist told the pilot he would have less than eight minutes due to the
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering (turning) at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the lack of altitude for recovery from the stall.
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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.
