Cessna 421 accident near Tulsa, OK
On July 11, 2010, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tulsa, OK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 11, 2010
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.216°N, 95.899°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100711X15942
Official records · CEN10FA382
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July, 10, 2010, at 2205 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna model 421/A airplane, N88DF, impacted trees and terrain following a dual loss of engine power during a visual approach to the Tulsa International Airport (TUL), Tulsa, Oklahoma. The private pilot and two pilot rated passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot, and the business flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The cross-country flight originated at the Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan, and the intended destination was the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), Tulsa, Oklahoma. The airplane had requested to land at TUL prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and both passengers departed RVS for PTK about 0919 and arrived at PTK about 1251 for a business meeting. The airplane flew at 13,500 feet mean sea level (msl), resulting in a three hour and thirty-two minute flight. Prior to departing PTK the pilot requested the fixed base operator to “top it off, but nothing in the nacelles,” and the plane was subsequently serviced with 156 gallons of 100 octane low lead (100LL) aviation fuel. A line serviceman for the fixed base operator providing the fuel observed the pilot performing a preflight inspection prior to departing PTK. During the preflight the lineman observed the right main tank sump become stuck open. He estimated that five to six gallons of fuel was lost before the sump seal
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and management in-flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of performance-impairing medications.
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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.
