# Accident 20151014020959A: Cessna 421B, Hammond, LA, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 15:37 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5217° N, 90.4183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5217&lon=-90.4183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33FA-2018-12-04) (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-H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014020959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CLEARED BY TOWER FOR AN IFR DEPARTURE TO ATLANTA (KATL).  IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 31, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD BY WITNESSES ON THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY STEEPER UNTIL IT STALLED AND NOSED DOWN. AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO STRIKE THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES AND A MASSIVE EXPLOSION AND FIRE STARTED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND AT HEADING OF 330 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN16FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA013), Oct 14, 2015: Cessna 421B (N33FA), Hammond, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of right engine power on takeoff due to maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the crankcase through-studs during cylinder replacement, which resulted in crankshaft fracture.…

## Other reports on N33FA (2)

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

- [Incident 19881020059989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881020059989I), Oct 20, 1988: Cessna 421B (N33FA), Charleston, WV. Rough engine and drop in manifold and oil pressure. Shut down engine and returned to maintenance facility.
- [Incident 19880113003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113003269I), Jan 13, 1988: Cessna 421B (N33FA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Pilots side of the windscreen cracked at cruise. Continued to destination. Found outer skin of plexiglass cracked.

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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