What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 14, 1999 at 1257 EDT, N421LL, a Cessna 421C, crashed shortly after takeoff from Concord Regional Airport, Concord, NC, after the pilot reported a loss of power in the right engine. The tower cleared the a/c to land and the pilot reported that he was not going to make it just prior to crashing into a wooden area. The a/c was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. NTSB is conducting the accident investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 14, 1999 AT 1257 EDT, N421LL, A CESSNA 421C, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT, CONCORD, NC, AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE TOWER CLEARED THE A/C TO LAND AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT JUST PRIOR TO CRASHING INTO A WOODEN AREA. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NTSB IS CONDUCTING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.