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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Texico, NM · August 9, 2015

Date: August 9, 2015 · 09:25 local
Place: Texico, NM
Airport: Clovis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N726JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA354
Reported as: Cessna 421B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 H2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N726JBRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2018 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0020 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 9, 2015, at 0925 local time, a 1970 Cessna CE-421-B aircraft bearing registration number N726JB, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain south of taxi way bravo while attempting to land on runway 22 at Clovis Municipal Airport (kcvn), in Texico, new Mexico. The aircraft was operated on a visual flight rules (VFR), part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. Witnesses reported hearing unusual sounds from one of the engines and both propellers were turning. The pilot attempted to go-around, the aircraft banked 90 degrees to the left and crashed east of runway 22. There were no passengers on-board. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from a private strip in melrose, new Mexico, on August 9, 2015, at approximately 0900 local time.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 9, 2015, AT 0925 LOCAL TIME, A 1970 CESSNA CE-421-B AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N726JB, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTH OF TAXI WAY BRAVO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AT CLOVIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCVN), IN TEXICO, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR), PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING UNUSUAL SOUNDS FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE TURNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED EAST OF RUNWAY 22. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON-BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN MELROSE, NEW MEXICO, ON AUGUST 9, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA354Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClovis, NMThe pilot's improper management of fuel to the left engine during approach for landing, which resulted in a total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation, and his subsequent failure to maintain control during the final landing approach, which…Aug 9, 2015 · Substantial damage