Cessna 421C accident near Decatur, TX
On November 18, 2022, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Decatur, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 18, 2022
- Place
- Decatur, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.195°N, 97.569°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221118106319
Official records · CEN23FA038
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 18, 2022, at 1510 central standard time, a Cessna 421C airplane, N6797L, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. ADS-B data documented two flights on the day of the accident. The initial flight departed Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO), Denton, Texas, at 1343 and landed at 1430. The flight consisted of multiple rectangular patterns within the vicinity of the airport. The accident flight departed DTO at 1459. The pilot proceeded about 30 miles west and climbed to an altitude of about 2,200 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1507, the airplane entered a descent and a left turn; both of which continued until the end of the data. The final data point was recorded at 1510:19. The airplane came to rest about 125 ft north-northeast of the final data point. A witness was about one-half mile east of the accident site when he observed a twin-engine airplane at a low altitude and in a descent. He did not observe any smoke or fire from the airplane. After the airplane descended below the tree line, a fireball emerged followed by some smoke; however, the smoke was thin and dissipated quickly. A second witness, also located about one-half mile east of the accident site, observed the airplane at a low altitude and in a slow, descending turn toward the north. The flight path was steady and the wings “never dipped.” Shortly after the airplane descended out of sight, he observed an explosion. Both engines were on
Probable cause
A loss of power on the left engine due to fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of power on the right engine for undetermined reasons.
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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.
