20041217033829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421 · Denver, CO · December 17, 2004

Date: December 17, 2004 · 15:15 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N421FR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05FA038
Reported as: Cessna 421
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 433 total32 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N421FRRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Cessna 421S/N 421-0069 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 421 Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N421FR declared an emergency on departure runway 17L, kapa, due to an unspecified engine problem. The aircraft crashed and burned 1/4 mile southwest of the runway while attempting to return for landing. Aircraft destroyed by fire. Three souls on board, all fatal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N421FR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON DEPARTURE RUNWAY 17L, KAPA, DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED 1/4 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE. THREE SOULS ON BOARD, ALL FATAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05FA038Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COloss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were a partially blocked fuel line resulting in restricted fuel flow, the instructor's failure to perform critical emergency…Dec 17, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N421FR · 2

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

Incident 19910306019289ILevel Off Touchdown · Green Bay, WIAircraft encountered icing and unable to maintain altitude. Requested vectors to airport. Made a hard landing.Mar 6, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19910218007019IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Perico, TXFuel low. Precautionary landing on highway. Added fuel and departed. Higher winds aloft than forcasted.Feb 18, 1991