Cessna 421B accident near Wheeling, IL
On January 31, 2006, a Cessna 421B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wheeling, IL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 31, 2006
- Place
- Wheeling, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.124°N, 87.902°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060203X00158
Official records · CHI06FA076
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Communication Summaries & Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Flight Service Station Briefing Transcript & Flight Plan Information: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
This narrative was modified on July17, 2007. HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 30, 2006, at 1829 central standard time (CST), a Cessna model 421B, N920MC, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in Wheeling, Illinois. The airplane was in the landing traffic pattern for runway 34 at the Palwaukee Municipal Airport (PWK) when the accident occurred. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. All four occupants were fatally injured. The airplane had departed from the Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC), Olathe, Kansas, about 1710. According to communication records, the airplane received an IFR clearance and departed OJC at 1710. The airplane continued its flight to the Chicago area where an ILS runway 16 approach to PWK was executed. The IFR flight plan was cancelled and the airplane was cleared to land on runway 34 at PWK. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground approximately 0.9 miles and 210 degrees from the approach end of runway 34 at PWK. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The individual listed as the pilot in command (PIC) on the aircraft flight plan held a private pilot certificate with single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane ratings. He also held a second class medical certificate that was issued on January 24, 2005. The medical certificate included a restriction that the pilot wear corrective lenses. A review of the PIC's flight logbooks was conducted. Due to several mathematical errors that were discovered, re-totaling of the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach which led to an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and impact with 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.
