# Accident 20180222000059A: Cessna 441, Rossville, IN, February 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2018, 19:40 local time
- Place: Rossville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4647° N, 86.6128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4647&lon=-86.6128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771XW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771XW-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,248 total, 454 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180222000059A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2018, AT 1939 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 441 CONQUEST II AIRPLANE, N771XW, IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN ROSSVILLE, INDIANA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE   AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PONDEROSA AVIATION LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ABOUT 1920, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE GREEN BAY AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRB), GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

## 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 CEN18FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA107), Feb 23, 2018: Cessna 441 (N771XW), Rossville, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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