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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Canadian, TX · February 15, 2019

Date
February 15, 2019 · 09:57 local
Place
Canadian, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N421NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19FA082
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,000 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 15, 2019, at 0957 central standard time, N421NS, a Cessna 421C airplane impacted terrain about 8 miles west of hemphill county airport (hhf), Canadian, Texas. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from the tradewind airport (tdw), amarillo, Texas

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2019, AT 0957 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, N421NS, A CESSNA 421C AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF HEMPHILL COUNTY AIRPORT (HHF), CANADIAN, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW), AMARILLO, TEXAS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.