Cessna 421C accident near Bee Caves, TX
On September 23, 2004, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bee Caves, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 23, 2004
- Place
- Bee Caves, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.307°N, 97.895°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040930X01550
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 23, 2004, approximately 1619 central daylight time, a Cessna 421C twin-engine airplane, N729DM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of engine power to the left engine during descent near Bee Caves, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot and a passenger were fatally injured, and the other passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by N729DM LLC of Ingram, Texas. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that originated at the Angel Fire Airport (AXX) near Angel Fire, New Mexico, at 1304, and was destined for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) near Austin, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. On September 23, 2004, the pilot, the owner of the airplane, and his assistant departed Texas, about 0930, and flew to Angel Fire, New Mexico. The purpose of the flight was to pick up the owner's mother, who spent her summers in Angel Fire, and then bring her back to her home in Austin, Texas. The owner's assistant was going to drive the owner's mother's car and personal belongings back to Austin. When they arrived in Angel Fire, the owner's mother met them at the airport and she had a picnic lunch prepared for them. The group had lunch, after which, the pilot excused himself and tended to the airplane. The pilot was reported to have purchased 94 gallons of 100 LL aviation fuel, which filled the main tanks of the airplane. The pilot, the airplane owner, an
Probable cause
The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector valves, which resulted in a loss of power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. After the power loss, the pilot failed to follow checklist procedures and did not secure (feather) the left propeller, which resulted in a loss of altitude and subsequent forced landing.
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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.
