# Accident 19951221041679A: Cessna 421C, Cleveland, OK, December 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1995, 14:42 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2897° N, 96.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2897&lon=-96.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421EP-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951221041679A

## Narrative

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

IFR AND OVERGROSS WT. PILOT NOT QUALIFIED IFR WAS ADVISED NO GO. SPUN OUT OF CLOUDS. PILOT SYSTEM HAD NO FLY DRUGS.

## 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 FTW96FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA073), Dec 21, 1995: Cessna 421C (N421EP), Cleveland, OK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering adverse weather conditions, which resulted in…

## Other reports on N421EP (1)

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

- [Incident 19910904046449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904046449I), Sep 4, 1991: Cessna 421C (N421EP), Cleveland, OH. Electrical system failed in flight. Right engine starter relay shorted system out.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.