# Accident 20170701009849A: Cessna 421C, Catawba, WI, July 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2017, 01:53 local time
- Place: Catawba, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5553° N, 90.4950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5553&lon=-90.4950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2655B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2655B-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 70 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170701009849A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/01/2017 AT 0153 CDT A CESSNA MODEL 421C, N2655B, BROKE UP IN FLIGHT NEAR PHILLIPS, WI (PBH). THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WAUKEGAN, IL (UGN) WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN DESTINATION OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA (CYWG). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN17FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA248), Jul 1, 2017: Cessna 421C (N2655B), Catawba, WI, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control and subsequent in-flight breakup for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N2655B (1)

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

- [Incident 20000721025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721025789I), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 421C (N2655B), Window Rock, AZ, Minor damage. (-23)Cessna N2655B sustained minor damage after landing on the runway in Window Rock, AZ. To the right main landing gear. The engine nacelle, right propeller…

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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