# Accident 19950729020049A: Cessna 421C, Middleton Islan, AK, July 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: Middleton Islan, AK
- Airport: Middleton Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7907° N, 145.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7907&lon=-145.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800DD-1996-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020049A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE BLEW UP. OVER FLEW ISLAND.  UNABLE FIND MDO. CRASHED IN OCEAN. NOT LOCATED. OVER GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 ANC95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA119), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna 421C (N800DD), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S), AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER (OR DITCHING AT SEA).

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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