# Accident 20120419007169A: Cessna 421C, Tampa, FL, April 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2012, 12:06 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7167° N, 85.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7167&lon=-85.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DL-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120419007169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SLIDELL, LA (KASD) AT 0743 EDT ENROUTE TO SARASOTA, FL (KSRQ).  IT CLIMBED TO 27,000 FT AT 0818 EDT AND LEVELED THERE UNTIL 0843 EDT AND THEN BEGAN A SLOW CLIMB TO 33,000 FT AT 1136 EDT.  THEN THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS 700-900 FT PER MINUTE UNTIL 1154 EDT AT WHICH TIME THE RATE OF DESCENT ACCELERATED TO 1800 FT PER MINUTE AND CONTINUED UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER BECAUSE PILOTS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT INTACT AND SINKING NOSE FIRST AFTER FLOATING FOR A SHORT TIME.

## 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 ERA12LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA290), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 421C (N48DL), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the airplane’s subsequent ocean impact.

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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