# Accident 19900925042319A: Cessna 421B, Jefferson, GA, September 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1307° N, 83.5903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1307&lon=-83.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316MH-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900925042319A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER LEFT ENGINE. FAILED TO SECURE. LOST CONTROL BELOW VMC. FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH DEFECT. NO AD ACTION

## 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 ATL90FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA179), Sep 25, 1990: Cessna 421B (N316MH), Jefferson, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM THE CORRECT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF…

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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