# Accident 20110223003849A: Cessna 421C, Connersville, IN, February 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2011, 19:54 local time
- Place: Connersville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6906° N, 85.6906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6906&lon=-85.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875C-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,359 total, 558 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110223003849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA201), Feb 24, 2011: Cessna 421C (N3875C), Connersville, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while making a low-altitude turn during dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N3875C (1)

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

- [Incident 20060520011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060520011419I), May 20, 2006: Cessna 421C (N3875C), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After landing during roll out right main landing gear collapsed.

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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