# NTSB CHI70F0151: Cessna 421A, N2970Q, Hoopeston, IL, April 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1969
- Place: Hoopeston, IL · HOOPESTON, IL
- Location: 40.4608° N, 87.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoopeston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-87.6636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2367  69/4/14  NR.HOOPESTON,ILL      CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1200
        TIME - 1906                    N2970Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ON TOP OF OVC WITH UNRELBL PORTABLE RADIO,DESCENDED,UN FIND AN ARPT,HIT RR EMBANKMENT DURING LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2970Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2970Q-1990-11-26), registration cancelled 1990-11-26, S/N 421A0070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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