# Accident 20170425003719A: Cessna 421C, Huntsville, TX, April 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7942° N, 95.5383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7942&lon=-95.5383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421TK-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-L (registry code 17100, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170425003719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER SHUTTING DOWN LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOPS OF SOME TREES WHICH RIPPED OFF RIGHT WING AND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT ON FIRE. 1OO YARDS PASSED THE TREES THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND CARTWHEELED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN A HOLDING POND THAT HOLDS ABOUT 4 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 CEN17FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA167), Apr 25, 2017: Cessna 421C (N421TK), Huntsville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the alternate runway, to perform a timely precautionary landing, and to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the left engine due…

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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