# Accident 20061222027289A: Cessna 421B, Chipley, FL, December 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2006, 08:49 local time
- Place: Chipley, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4706° N, 85.6486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4706&lon=-85.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70BC-2014-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 15,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222027289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DESTIN, FLORIDA FOR MARSH HARBOR IN THE BAHAMAS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, A WEATHER COLD FRONT WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENCOUNTERED JUST NORTH OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS TALKING TO TYNDALL APPROACH AND ASKED FOR HELP AROUND THE WEATHER. TYNDALL TRIED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT AROUND SOME WEATHER. THE PILOT ASKED FOR A BLOCK ALTITUDE BECAUSE OF SEVERE VERTICAL UP AND DOWN DRAFTS. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THEY WERE GIVEN A BLOCK ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADAR. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT ON BOARD. PILOT WAS A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) FROM THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE BODIES AND FIND PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT SINCE THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART IN FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA029), Dec 22, 2006: Cessna 421B (N70BC), Greenhead, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper planning/decision and continued flight into known adverse weather which resulted in an encounter with a level 5 thunderstorm.

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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