# Accident 19920624021659A: Cessna 421B, Monterey, CA, June 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6003° N, 121.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6003&lon=-121.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628RJ-1992-10-26) (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: 75 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624021659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED HILLSIDE ON IFR DEPARTURE. PIC OWNER AND WIFE IN COCKPIT. HIRED PIC IN CABIN NO LICENSE.

## 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 LAX92FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA260), Jun 24, 1992: Cessna 421B (N628RJ), Monterey, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE OWNER/PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING AN OPERATION BEYOND HIS EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLIMB PROFILE NECESSARY FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. ALSO,…

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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