# Accident 19940121000759A: Cessna 421C, Titusville, FL, January 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5796° N, 80.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5796&lon=-80.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BE-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (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 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940121000759A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ROLLED INTO 90 DEGREE BANK. NOSE DOWN AND CRASH. TURBO OIL DRAIN FITTING BROKE. POWEWR LOSS MISHANDLED.

## 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 MIA94FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA057), Jan 21, 1994: Cessna 421C (N777BE), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN VMC RESULTING IN THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF A SECTION OF PIPE ADJACENT TO A FLANGE WHICH…

## Other reports on N777BE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890324011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324011959I), Mar 24, 1989: Cessna 421C (N777BE), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Left main gear folded while taxiing to ramp after landing. Down lock mechanism had failed within retract cylinder.

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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