19951021033589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Augusta, MI · October 21, 1995

Date: October 21, 1995 · 21:30 local
Place: Augusta, MI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N421TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA017
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 877 total

N421TVRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2000 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0334 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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Crashed three miles short of btl after descent to 4000 ft. had departed denver bjc. No further info. (-23) aircraft departed denver (bjc) enroute to battle creek, MI (btl). Was given descent clearance from 9K to 4K with radar vector. Pilot acknowledged and descended to 4K, and disappeared from scope. Aircraft impacted ground approximately 3 miles from btl. Aircraft destroyed, pilot suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED THREE MILES SHORT OF BTL AFTER DESCENT TO 4000 FT. HAD DEPARTED DENVER BJC. NO FURTHER INFO. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DENVER (BJC) ENROUTE TO BATTLE CREEK, MI (BTL). WAS GIVEN DESCENT CLEARANCE FROM 9K TO 4K WITH RADAR VECTOR. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND DESCENDED TO 4K, AND DISAPPEARED FROM SCOPE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM BTL. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI96FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBattle Creek, MIthe pilot's decision to fly in adverse weather (icing) conditions; the accumulation of airframe ice; and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the situation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. The icing condition was a related…Oct 22, 1995 · Destroyed