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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Tampa, FL · July 8, 2009

Date: July 8, 2009 · 13:49 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4467D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09FA389
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4467DRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0634 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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(-23) On July 8, 2009 at approximately 1349 EDT, a 1979 Cessna 421C, registration number N4467D, s/n 421C0634, piloted by steve d. barrows was on an IFR flight from tki to tpa, when all radio and radar contact was lost. The pilot and 4 passengers sustained fatal injuries. Instrument flight rule conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. "Quite a bit of turbulance" followed by "were upside down" was reported to ATC by pilot over radio prior to loosing all radio and radar contact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 8, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1349 EDT, A 1979 CESSNA 421C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4467D, S/N 421C0634, PILOTED BY STEVE D. BARROWS WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM TKI TO TPA, WHEN ALL RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. "QUITE A BIT OF TURBULANCE" FOLLOWED BY "WERE UPSIDE DOWN" WAS REPORTED TO ATC BY PILOT OVER RADIO PRIOR TO LOOSING ALL RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT.

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 ERA09FA389Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportGulf of MexicoThe pilot’s decision to operate into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the inadvertent penetration of a severe thunderstorm, a subsequent loss of control, and in-flight breakup of the airplane.Jul 8, 2009 · Destroyed