Cessna 441 accident near Greenacres City, FL

On December 30, 2003, a Cessna 441 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenacres City, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 30, 2003

Place

Greenacres City, FL

Aircraft

Cessna 441 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

26.633°N, 80.150°W

NTSB ID

20040105X00013

Official records · MIA04FA037

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Excerpts from ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - CDR data: Document (TXT), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 30, 2003, about 1115 eastern standard time, a Cessna 441, N111RC, registered to N L Five, Inc., and operated by the pilot, entered an uncontrolled descent from cruise flight and impacted a shallow canal in a residential area in Greenacres City, Florida. The airplane was destroyed, and the airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, incurred fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated about 1108 from Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, Florida, where the airplane was based, and the destination was Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, located 18 nautical miles to the north. FAA radar data and transcripts indicated that at 1110:58, the pilot contacted Palm Beach approach control when the airplane was about 8 miles north of Boca Raton Airport at 2,000 feet msl with a ground speed of 240 knots. The pilot requested a practice instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 09 Left at Palm Beach International Airport. The controller instructed the pilot to proceed northwest bound and maintain 2,500 feet msl. Radar indicated the airplane tracked a northerly heading instead of a northwesterly heading as instructed. The airplane continued on a northerly heading until 1113:48 when it was about 5 miles southwest of Palm Beach International Airport at 1,900 feet msl with a ground speed of 172 knots. At this point, the controller instructed the pilot to turn southbound and to remain clear of the Palm Beach Clas

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent uncontrolled descent into a canal. A factor was the pilot's impairment by the drug chlorpheniramine.

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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.