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FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Connersville, IN · February 23, 2011

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Date
February 23, 2011 · 19:54 local
Place
Connersville, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3875C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA201
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,359 total558 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N3875CRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0127 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 23, 2011 at approximately 18:30 hours, aircraft departed the indianapolis metro airport (ump). The aircraft was first sited on radar at 19:40 hours at approximately 1100 feet altitude ascending heading southeast. The last radar sighting was at approximately 19:54 hours, 2-3 miles west of mettel field Connersville Indiana (cev). An eyewitness reported the aircraft flew over (cev) traveling southeast when he noticed the aircraft made a left turn and bank as referenced by the aircraft wing tip marker lights before he lost site of the aircraft past some treetops. The crash site was located approximately 1.5 miles southeast of mettel field Connersville Indiana (cev). The investigation showed the aircraft and engines did not show any anomalies that would prevent the engines from producing rated power or that the aircraft was not intact prior to impact into the ground. The investigation showed the flaps were extended 15 degrees with the landing gear cockpit switch in the extended position. Both the left and right main landing gear actuators showed extended, but the nose landing gear actuator was not observed in the wreckage. The aircraft crashed for unknown reasons.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 HOURS, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT (UMP). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FIRST SITED ON RADAR AT 19:40 HOURS AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET ALTITUDE ASCENDING HEADING SOUTHEAST. THE LAST RADAR SIGHTING WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 19:54 HOURS, 2-3 MILES WEST OF METTEL FIELD CONNERSVILLE INDIANA (CEV). AN EYEWITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER (CEV) TRAVELING SOUTHEAST WHEN HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN AND BANK AS REFERENCED BY THE AIRCRAFT WING TIP MARKER LIGHTS BEFORE HE LOST SITE OF THE AIRCRAFT PAST SOME TREETOPS. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF METTEL FIELD CONNERSVILLE INDIANA (CEV). THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES DID NOT SHOW ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD PREVENT THE ENGINES FROM PRODUCING RATED POWER OR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INTACT PRIOR TO IMPACT INTO THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 15 DEGREES WITH THE LANDING GEAR COCKPIT SWITCH IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS SHOWED EXTENDED, BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS NOT OBSERVED IN THE WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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 CEN11FA201Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportConnersville, INThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while making a low-altitude turn during dark night conditions.Feb 24, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3875C · 1

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

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