Cessna 421 accident near Little Falls, MN
On June 1, 1998, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little Falls, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 1, 1998
- Place
- Little Falls, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.970°N, 94.361°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10234
NTSB summary
History of Flight On June 1, 1998, at 1831 central daylight time, a Cessna 421, N541N, was destroyed after takeoff when it impacted the ground about 1/2 mile from the airport. The airplane had difficulty climbing to about 200 feet above ground level. It made a sharp left bank and nosed down into trees and impacted the ground. The airplane was engulfed in flames after impact. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Little Falls-Morrison County Airport, Little Falls, Minnesota, on a local maintenance flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. No one witnessed the airplane departing runway 30, but a witness reported he was about 1/2 mile from the departure end of runway 30 when he saw an airplane flying above the tree line, about 100 feet above ground level (agl). He then saw the smoke from the airplane accident a "couple of minutes" later. A witness reported he observed the airplane while he was doing field work about 1/2 mile east of the airport. He reported the airplane was flying to the east and that it never climbed more than 200 feet agl, "not a 100 feet above the trees." He reported the airplane tried to gain 20 feet in altitude, but then would lose it. He reported the airplane's flight path was "... wobbling up and down." He reported he could see the whole top of the airplane as it went into a sharp left bank and nose dived down. He reported seeing black smoke and flames immediately upon impact. He did not hear the engines or the explosion since he was riding on a tractor. The airplane impa
Probable cause
the pilot's continued operation with a known deficiency in equipment.
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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.
