Cessna 421 accident near Canadian, TX
On February 15, 2019, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Canadian, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 15, 2019
- Place
- Canadian, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.906°N, 100.574°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190215X45817
Official records · CEN19FA082
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 15, 2019, about 1000 central standard time, a Cessna 421C airplane, N421NS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Canadian, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Recorded flight track data showed that, at 0900, the airplane climbed out from Tradewind Airport (TDW), Amarillo, Texas, and proceeded to the north-northeast toward Hemphill County Airport (HHF). The airplane passed through 5,500 ft mean sea level (msl), then turned northeast and continued to climb to a cruise altitude of about 7,500 ft msl. From 0918 to 0921 the airplane gradually descended until the track data was temporarily lost at 4,900 ft msl and 13 nm southwest of HHF. The pilot was receiving visual flight rules (VFR) flight following services from Amarillo terminal radar approach control (AMA TRACON), who transferred him to Albuquerque Center (ZAB) Sector 15, which were terminated at 0920 when the airplane was 18.7 miles southwest of HHF. The pilot did not request an instrument approach or solicit any other assistance from air traffic control. At 0925, about 6 nm west of HHF, the flight track resumed, and the airplane was recorded at 4,100 ft msl and climbing to the north. The airplane continued to the north and climbed through 6,000 ft msl, then began a shallow left turn and continued to climb to 6,600 ft msl. The shallow left turn continued, but the airplane began a descent; the final recorded data ended at 0935; the airplane was about 20 nm northwest of
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while in instrument meteorological conditions with icing conditions present, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain.
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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.
