# Accident 20110709014059A: Cessna 421C, Demopolis, AL, July 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2011, 17:40 local time
- Place: Demopolis, AL
- Airport: Demopolis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4797° N, 87.9481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4797&lon=-87.9481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N692TT-2018-01-23) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-L
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709014059A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT FROM ST. LOUIS (1H0)TO DESTIN, FL (DTS).  THE FLIGHT WAS AT FL 210 APPROACHING DEMOPOLIS, AL (DYA) WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED RIGHT ENGINE TROUBLE.  THE FLIGHT WAS HANDED OFF TO MERIDIAN APPROACH.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH 7 ONBOARD, THREE HOURS OF FUEL AND WAS DIVERTING TO DYA.  ATC DID NOT HAVE ANY AIRPORT INFORMATION OR WEATHER.  THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR, VIS 10 AND WINDS ABOUT 10 MPH FAVORING RUNWAY 22.  RADAR TRACK SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT SPIRAL OVER DYA.  THE LAST RADAR HIT WAS RIGHT OF CENTER LINE FOR RUNWAY 22 AT 700 FEET 3 MILES NORTH HEADING 288 GND SPEED OF 116 KTS.  THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS WELL RIGHT OF CENTER LINE FOR RUNWAY 22 LESS THAN ONE MILE ON A HEADING OF 020.  THE FLAPS WERE 30 DEGREES + AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.  THE RIGHT PROP APPEARED TO BE FEATHERED.

## 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 ERA11FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA391), Jul 9, 2011: Cessna 421C (N692TT), Demopolis, AL, substantial damage, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach and his failure to fly an appropriate traffic pattern for a single-engine landing. Contributing to the accident was a…

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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