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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Taos, NM · March 5, 1995

Date
March 5, 1995 · 13:55 local
Place
Taos, NM
Airport
Taos Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N421BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95FA130
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
809 total195 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered freezing rain on approach to Taos. Lost control. Near vertical ground impact. Full deice equipment.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN ON APPROACH TO TAOS. LOST CONTROL. NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. FULL DEICE EQUIPMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.