# Accident 20150417005489A: Cessna 421B, Diboll, TX, April 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2015, 08:00 local time
- Place: Diboll, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1667° N, 94.7917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1667&lon=-94.7917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421PK-2017-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (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 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150417005489A

## Narrative

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

THE CESSNA TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANGELINA COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 07:58 LOCAL TIME ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO IWS, HOUSTON, TEXAS. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FOLLOWED WITH AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF US HIWAY 59 SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF DIBOLL, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE PAVED SURFACE WITH ENOUGH IMPACT FORCE TO SHEAR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 903' AND CAME TO REST IN A SOUTH EASTERLY DIRECTION IN THE MERIDIAN BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES OF US HIWAY 59. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE RELEASED AT THE SCENE WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES. POST EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL RECEIPTS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE INDICATED THE 100 LL AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 53 GALLONS OF JET A FUEL.

## 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 CEN15LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA199), Apr 17, 2015: Cessna 421B (N421PK), Diboll, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the use of an improper fuel type. Contributing to the accident were the servicing of the airplane with the improper fuel, noncompliance with an airworthiness…

## Other reports on N421PK (1)

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

- [Incident 20130417007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130417007549I), Apr 17, 2013: Cessna 421B (N421PK), Sugarland, TX, Substantial damage. On April 17, 2013 the PIC was flying from kama (amarillo) to kiws (west houston) at 17,000 ft. as he approached houston he began his decent and while passing…

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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