# Accident 20221118022349A: Cessna 421C, Decatur, TX, November 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2022, 15:10 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1954° N, 97.5694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1954&lon=-97.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6797L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6797L-2023-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,891 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221118022349A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 18, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 CST AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DENTON AIRPORT (DTO) IN ROUTE TO BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT (XBP) TO GET FUEL. ADSB DATA CONFIRMS THAT JUST SOUTH OF DECATUR TX. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN, LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A POWER POLE WITH THE LEFT-WING TIP. THIS SEPARATED THE WING OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND WITH LANDING GEAR UP, SLID APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS AND HAD POST CRASH FIRE AFT OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND TO THE FUSELAGE. PILOT DIED ON SCENE.

## 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 CEN23FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA038), Nov 18, 2022: Cessna 421C (N6797L), Decatur, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of power on the left engine due to fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of power on the right engine for undetermined reasons.

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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