# Accident 19940126000879A: Cessna 421C, Mccook, NE, January 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mccook, NE
- Airport: Mccook Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATZA
- Location: 40.2003° N, 100.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2003&lon=-100.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5468G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5468G-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 66 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94MA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94MA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940126000879A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER DUE FAILED ALTERNATORS.STALLED STEEP TURN AT MCK. WINDSHIELD AIRFRAME ICE. AIRMETS SEVERE ICE.

## 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 CHI94MA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94MA072), Jan 26, 1994: Cessna 421C (N5468G), Mccook, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND THE ACCUMULATION OF AIRFRAME ICE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WERE: PARTIAL FAILURE OF BOTH…

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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