Cessna 421C accident near Charlotte, NC
On June 14, 1999, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Charlotte, NC. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 14, 1999
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.320°N, 80.741°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19051
Official records · MIA99FA180
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 14, 1999, about 1257 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N421LL, registered to and operated by David Drye Company, LLC., crashed after the pilot reported a loss of power in the right engine, shortly after takeoff from Concord Regional Airport, Concord, North Carolina, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 corporate flight to Anderson, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. Recorded communications between the pilot of N421LL and air traffic controllers at the Concord Regional Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower, showed that at 1250:00, the pilot reported that the flight was going to Anderson, under visual flight rules, at 4,500 feet. The pilot was cleared to taxi to runway 20. At 1254:39, the pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 20. At 1255:39, the pilot reported to controllers "were coming around, were losing a right engine". The controller cleared the pilot to land. At 1256:19, the pilot reported "don't think were going to make it". The controller responded and the pilot again stated, "I don't think were going to make it". The controller responded that they are sending out the emergency crews. The pilot responded "yeah". No further transmissions were received from the pilot. See transcript of communications. The air traffic controller working in the Concord Regional Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower, stated the flight taxied to ru
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to shutdown the right engine and feather the propeller after a reported loss of power in the engine shortly after takeoff resulting in the airplane descending, colliding with trees and then the ground.
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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.
