# Accident 19950305003129A: Cessna 421C, Taos, NM, March 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1995, 13:55 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4692° N, 105.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4692&lon=-105.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421BL-1999-02-09) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 809 total, 195 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950305003129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW95FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA130), Mar 5, 1995: Cessna 421C (N421BL), El Prado, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE ENSUING INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO AIRFRAME ICE. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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