# Accident 20121127026979A: Cessna 421C, Wells, TX, November 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2012, 21:22 local time
- Place: Wells, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4706° N, 94.9406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4706&lon=-94.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67SR-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL GTSIO520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121127026979A

## Narrative

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

N67SR DEPARTED WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT (KIWS) BOUND FOR RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR AIRPORT(KRVS) IN TULSA OKLAHOMA.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2122 LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AT FL230, AT WHICH TIME FORT WORTH ARTCC LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTH OF WELLS TX.

## 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 CEN13FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA073), Nov 27, 2012: Cessna 421C (N67SR), Wells, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into an area of extreme weather, which led to the in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm and structural failure of the wings and tail.

## Other reports on N67SR (1)

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

- [Incident 19811217087409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217087409I), Dec 17, 1981: Cessna 421C (N67SR), Syracuse, NY. Pilot taxied on wrong taxiway, onto active runway under departing traffic. Taxi markings under snow, lack of signs.

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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