Cessna 421 accident near League City, TX
On March 20, 1997, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near League City, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 20, 1997
- Place
- League City, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.481°N, 95.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07520
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 19, 1997, at 2333 central standard time, a Cessna 421 twin engine airplane, N4050L, registered to and operated by MTK Jet of Wilmington, Delaware, impacted water and sank following a loss of control during a single engine approach to Houston Gulf Airport near League City, Texas. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed Montgomery Field in San Diego, California, en route to Galveston, Texas, 7 hours and 32 minutes before the accident. An IFR flight plan was filed, and dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. On March 18, 1997, at 1909 Pacific standard time, the pilot telephoned the San Diego Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and filed an IFR flight plan for a trip from Montgomery Field to Scholes Field in Galveston with a proposed departure time of 1000 on March 19. He stated that the estimated time en route for the non-stop flight from San Diego to Galveston was 5 hours and 21 minutes and that the airplane carried enough fuel to fly for 7 hours and 30 minutes. After filing the flight plan, the pilot asked for the weather conditions forecast for the next afternoon and was provided with the Galveston Terminal Forecast for that time period. He then requested to file a second flight plan for a continuation of his trip on March 20 from Galveston to Florida, but was advised that since it was more than 24 hours before his proposed departure time from Galveston, he could not
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in the loss of power to the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the single engine landing approach which resulted in a stall/spin.
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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.
