# Accident 19940222003169A: Cessna 421C, Tulare, CA, February 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1994, 19:15 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Mefford Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1790° N, 119.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1790&lon=-119.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7039T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,677 total, 840 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940222003169A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OFF END OF TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. PROPS HIT GROUND.

## 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 LAX94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA144), Feb 23, 1994: Cessna 421C (N7039T), Tulare, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's use of an excessive taxi speed, and his misjudgment of the distance to the approaching intersection. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which effected the…

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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