19730116003019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Palm Sprngs, CA · January 16, 1973

Date
January 16, 1973
Place
Palm Sprngs, CA
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N42J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73AL034
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rcvrd 1/17/73.plt conducted improper or non-standard IFR apch proc. Cause unkn.

As the FAA filed it

RCVRD 1/17/73.PLT CONDUCTED IMPROPER OR NON-STANDARD IFR APCH PROC.CAUSE UNKN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.