- Date
- March 5, 1984, 18:36 local (Mar 6, 1984, 00:36 UTC)
- Place
- Cullman, AL
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3291QCessna 421B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840305006979A
- Case key
- 6566
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt cleared for night NDB rwy 19 apch to folwom field. Erratic radar track drg procedure turn and inbd intercept. Witnesses described 200 ft ceiling and reduced vis in fog at airport. Other witnesses observed acft on northbound course,followed by turn to west at rooftop height,well below mda,at a point one mile northeast of arpt. Eng operation sounded normal. Acft contacted trees at about airport elevation,1 mile north of airport. Wreckage produced 632 ft path. Severed limbs,prop dmg and eng examination revealed evidence of power at impact. 62 year old pilot had not flown with CFI in years, instrument currency unknown. Plt fnd to have severe coronary atherosclerosis with near total occlusion of rt coronary artery and evidence of past total occlusion of left circumflex coronary artery. Ceiling lower than fcst for area. Flt purpose to carry employees to meet truck,go job site. Limitation on plt medical certificate,not for night flight. Sunset at 1745 CST, 51 minutes before accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3291Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B0911
- Airframe hours
- 2,478
- Engine
- Teledyne Cont GTSI0-520-H, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anderson Tile/Carpet Distrib.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1983 · 429 hours before
- Departed
- MGM · Montgomery, AL
- Destination
- 3A1 · Cullman, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3A1 · Folsom Field, runway 19, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,423 total · 1,599 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Observed at
- HSV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.