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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Birchwood, WI · July 20, 1984

Date
July 20, 1984 · 10:20 local
Place
Birchwood, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N14TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84FA303
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,202 total31 in this make and model6 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.

Switched to aux tanks too soon, vented fuel overboard. Fuel exhaustion, both engines quit. Steep angle impact.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TO AUX TANKS TOO SOON, VENTED FUEL OVERBOARD. FUEL EXHAUSTION, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. STEEP ANGLE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N14TC · 1

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