# Accident 19890329004829A: Cessna 421, Brownsville, TX, March 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1989, 18:34 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4806° N, 97.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4806&lon=-97.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4595L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4595L-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329004829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA074), Mar 29, 1989: Cessna 421 (N4595L), Brownsville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AFTER LOSSING POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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