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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Brownsville, TX · March 29, 1989

Date
March 29, 1989 · 18:34 local
Place
Brownsville, TX
Airport
Brownsville-South Padre International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4595L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA074
Reported as
Cessna 421
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Starved right engine of fuel on self check out. Failed feather, put gear and flaps down. Below VMC stalled. Crashed

As the FAA filed it

STARVED RIGHT ENGINE OF FUEL ON SELF CHECK OUT. FAILED FEATHER, PUT GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN. BELOW VMC STALLED. CRASHED

NTSB investigation

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