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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Flamingo, FL · November 9, 1990

Date
November 9, 1990 · 14:47 local
Place
Flamingo, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91FA023
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
10,100 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

Fire in left wing melted spar and explosion separated outboard section. Fuel leak in area. AD on boost pump overdue

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN LEFT WING MELTED SPAR AND EXPLOSION SEPARATED OUTBOARD SECTION. FUEL LEAK IN AREA. AD ON BOOST PUMP OVERDUE

NTSB investigation

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