# Accident 20160426004459A: Cessna 421B, Foley, AL, April 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2016, 14:25 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Foley Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4164° N, 87.7003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4164&lon=-87.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3372Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3372Q-2019-01-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160426004459A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26, 216 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 HOURS LOCAL A CESSNA 421B TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY TO DEPART ON A PERSONAL TRIP TO WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MOUNT ZION TO MEET A FRIEND. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN RUNWAY 18 AND LEFT THE GROUND AT THE THRESHOLD BARELY CLEARING THE AIRPORT OUTER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES LESS THAN ¼ OF A MILE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN HITTING TREE TOPS AT APPROXIMATELY 1424 HOURS LOCAL AND IMPACTED A LARGE OAK TREE WITH LEFT WING CAUSING IT TO SPIN INTO 2 OTHER LARGE OAK TREES 30 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND BEFORE EXPLODING AND BEING CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT JUMPED FROM THE REAR ENTRY DOOR AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. PILOT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SUSTAINED BURNS AND A CUT TO HIS LEFT HAND.

## 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 ERA16LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA171), Apr 26, 2016: Cessna 421 (N3372Q), Foley, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain proper takeoff speed before breaking ground, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to gain altitude and a collision with trees and terrain.

## Other reports on N3372Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20051024033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051024033339I), Oct 24, 2005: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Houma, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was landing at Houma airport, in Houma, LA when upon touch down and nearly stopped the left gear folded up and laid the wing down on the runway…
- [Incident 19981119042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119042679I), Nov 19, 1998: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Williamsport, PA. (-5)New york operation center reported Cessna N3872Q, enroute from dkk to phl, diverted to Williamsport, Pennsylvania (ipt) due to electrical failure.…
- [Incident 19960406021109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406021109I), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that aircraft was free of contamination during pre-flight and taxi. He was cleared to runway 28R which had not been used prior to his…

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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