# Accident 19951021033589A: Cessna 421C, Augusta, MI, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2910° N, 85.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2910&lon=-85.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421TV-2000-12-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 877 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021033589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA017), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna 421C (N421TV), Battle  Creek, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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