# NTSB investigations: Cessna 421C, 2005

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA124.md): Cessna 421C · Readington, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2005 · N6159X · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with animals during the landing - flare/touchdown.
- [NTSB CHI05FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA212.md): Cessna 421C · Wheeling, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N421KC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to execute a go-around without raising the landing gear and raising the flaps to the full UP position, resulting in low airspeed and the airplane stalling. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's…
- [NTSB CHI05FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA056.md): Cessna 421C Riley Turbine E · Overland Park, KS · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2005 · N844JK · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during cruise flight, resulting in collision with trees. Contributing factors were the low altitude and low ceiling.
- [NTSB CHI05CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA057.md): Cessna 421C · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 19, 2005 · N421HG · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate flare and the directional control not maintained/obtained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the instrument meteorological conditions, the icing conditions, the limited visibility afforded by the windshield antiice/deice system, and the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2005
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076016', '2076017'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076016&year=2005

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