# NTSB CHI75FEK15: Cessna 421B, N3368Q, Mt Vernon, OH, December 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1974
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4181   74/12/1   MT VERNON,OHIO      CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N3368Q              PX-  0  1  2  CORP/EXEC                 32, 4030 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT VERNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,OHIO              CINCINNATI,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SNOW BANK ON TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3368Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3368Q-1975-03-13), registration cancelled 1975-03-13, S/N 421B0252 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mt Vernon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741201043499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741201043499A), Dec 1, 1974: Cessna 421B, Mt Vernon, OH, Destroyed. Acft hit snow bank on tkof.

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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