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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Chicago/Wheelin, IL · January 30, 2006

Date: January 30, 2006 · 18:29 local
Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N920MC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06FA076
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total10 in this make and model

N920MCRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0884 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During normal night landing when turning from downwind to base the aircraft entered a stall with a left turn impacting near vertical. Landing gear was extended but flaps were not visible. The impact was caught on surveillance camera of the business where the impact site was.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING NORMAL NIGHT LANDING WHEN TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL WITH A LEFT TURN IMPACTING NEAR VERTICAL. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BUT FLAPS WERE NOT VISIBLE. THE IMPACT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERA OF THE BUSINESS WHERE THE IMPACT SITE WAS.

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 CHI06FA076Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportWheeling, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach which led to an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and impact with the ground.Jan 31, 2006 · Destroyed