# Accident 19930429011029A: Cessna 421B, St Louis, MO, April 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5494° N, 90.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5494&lon=-90.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4939M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4939M-2007-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429011029A

## Narrative

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

ON AVIONICS TEST FLIGHT DECLARED LOW FUEL BUT EXHAUSTED FUEL ON VECTOR TO SUS. CRASH LANDED IN LAND FILL AREA.

## 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 CHI93FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA149), Apr 29, 1993: Cessna 421B (N4939M), Valley Park, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING APPROACH TO AN…

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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