Cessna 421C accident near Carson, WA
On January 25, 2006, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carson, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 25, 2006
- Place
- Carson, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.871°N, 122.046°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060816X01178
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 25, 2006, at 1344 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 421C, N69KM, registered to Sugar Financial Inc., and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, was reported missing when radar contact and communications were lost over mountainous terrain about 15 nautical miles northeast of Carson, Washington. Visual and isolated instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area where the aircraft dropped from radar contact. A search was initiated, however, due to adverse weather conditions and rugged terrain, the wreckage was not located and the search was suspended on January 27, 2006. The pilot was presumed fatally injured. No flight plan had been filed, however, the pilot was utilizing flight following services. The flight departed from Scottsdale, Arizona, approximately 1030 mountain standard time, with a final destination to Tacoma, Washington. No emergency locator transmitter signal was detected. On July 27, 2006, the wreckage was located by two U.S. Forest Service personnel in an area of mountainous terrain about one-half mile south of the last radar target at North 45 degrees 52.154 minutes latitude and West 122 degrees 2.465 minutes longitude. Impact damage and a post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. The pilot was fatally injured. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Federal Aviation Administration airmen records indicated that the pilot was issued a private pilot certificate for airplane single engine land on July 19, 2005. At this time, the pilot indicated a total flight time of 134 hours, with 12.5 hours as pilot-in-command. On Decembe
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Icing conditions, clouds and the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather were factors.
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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.
