# Accident 19990614044859A: Cessna 421C, Concord, NC, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 12:57 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Concord Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3198° N, 80.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3198&lon=-80.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421LL-2002-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614044859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA99FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA180), Jun 14, 1999: Cessna 421C (N421LL), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to shutdown the right engine and feather the propeller after a reported loss of power in the engine shortly after takeoff resulting in the airplane descending, colliding with…

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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