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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421 - C · Colombier-Saugnieu, France · September 24, 2013

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Date
September 24, 2013, 08:50 local (08:50 UTC)
Place
Colombier-Saugnieu, France
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N556MBCessna 421 - C
Defining event
Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
88159

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Loss of engine power (total)TakeoffCessna 421C: 6 casesAll aircraft: 3,820 cases
Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Uncontrolled descentCessna 421C: 15 casesAll aircraft: 10,189 cases
Loss of control in flightTakeoffCessna 421C: 15 casesAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
N556MB
Reported as
Cessna 421 - C (C)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
421C0468
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
N556MBRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2014 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0468 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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