# Accident 19950921029679A: Cessna 421B, Coldwater, MI, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 11:38 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9409° N, 84.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9409&lon=-84.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14A-1997-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,984 total, 170 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029679A

## Narrative

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

DIVED FROM CLOUDS. RECOVERED LOW AND SLOW. WING STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT,RIGHT PROP FLIGHT IDLE.BAD RIGHT FUEL PUMP (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1138 EDT, A CESSNA MODEL 421, N14A, PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT CRAIG D. HINKLE CRASHED IN A FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN COLDWATER, MICHIGAN (D96). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED AN IFR CLEARANCE TO DEPART COLDWATER, MI WITH A DESTINATION OF ELKHART, IN (EKM). THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED NEVER TO HAVE REACHED AN ALTITUDE HIGH ENOUGH TO CONTACT KALAMAZOO DEPARTURE CONTROL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COLDWATER, MI ON 09-21-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 1138 EDT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

## 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 CHI95FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA328), Sep 21, 1995: Cessna 421B (N14A), Coldwater, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering (turning) at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the…

## Other reports on N14A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930415009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415009379A), Apr 15, 1993: Cessna 421B (N14A), Fort Payne, AL, Substantial damage. Downdraft on takeoff. Hit runway but continued. Over stressed gear collapsed on landing. Reported to be revenue trip

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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