Cessna 421 accident near Munford, AL
On February 14, 2001, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Munford, AL. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 14, 2001
- Place
- Munford, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.525°N, 85.952°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010221X00474
Official records · ATL01FA036
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 13, 2001, at 1840 central standard time, a Cessna 421, N5AY, owned and operated by a private operator, collided with the southeast bank of Choccolocco Creek near Munford, Alabama, while maneuvering for a visual approach and landing to the Talladega Airport in Talladega, Alabama. The business flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. At the time of the accident the instrument flight plan had been canceled. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Hamilton, Ohio, at 1557. The pilot and passengers were returning to Talladega, Alabama, after a business meeting in Ohio. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan to Anniston, Alabama, before leaving Hamilton, Ohio. While en route at 1557 hours, air traffic control (ATC) advised the pilot of N5AY that the airplane's transponder was not working. ATC requested position reporting from N5AY during the flight. At 1816:25, Birmingham Approach Control received N5AY as a non-radar handoff from Atlanta Center, eight miles northeast of Gadsden, Alabama. At 1817:44, the pilot of N5AY radioed Birmingham Approach to report descending from seven thousand two hundred to six thousand. At 1820:04, the pilot advised the controller of intentions for the ILS approach for runway 5 at Anniston, Alabama. The pilot was issued radar vectors and instructed to join the seven-mile arc. At 1825:04, Birmingham Approach instructed N5AY to desc
Probable cause
The pilot continued visual flight into instrument weather conditions that resulted in the inflight collision with a river bank. Factors were reduced visibility and dark night.
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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.
