# Accident 19950902027429A: Cessna 421C, Mesquite, NV, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 08:38 local time
- Place: Mesquite, NV
- Airport: Mesquite Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VN7A
- Location: 36.9007° N, 113.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9007&lon=-113.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6234G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234G-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- Pilot flight hours: 18,628 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027429A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE. TURBOCHARGER QUIT DIVERTED. OVERSHOT RUNWAY. STALLED TURNING BACK. GROSS WEIGHT. FAILED FEATHER.

## 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 LAX95FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA319), Sep 2, 1995: Cessna 421C (N6234G), Beaver Dam, AZ, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering on approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled collision with terrain. Factors relating to 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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