# Accident 20190929018389A: Cessna 421, Deland, FL, September 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2019, 15:52 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0244° N, 81.3442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0244&lon=-81.3442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731PF-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421 (registry code 2076010, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190929018389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DELAND AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. ABOUT 25 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS.DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A SERIES OF TURNS AND DESCENTS BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE WOODS AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 ERA19FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA283), Sep 29, 2019: Cessna 421 (N731PF), Deland, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of training and experience in the accident airplane make and…

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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