# NTSB CHI76FA013: Cessna 421B, N570C, Winchester, IN, December 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1976
- Place: Winchester, IN · WINCHESTER, IN
- Location: 40.1721° N, 84.9771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1721&lon=-84.9771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3313  76/12/11   WINCHESTER,IN       CESSNA 421B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5258
        TIME - 1820                    N570C               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1370 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDOLPH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNCIE,IN                   WINCHESTER,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DEPARTED MUNCIE SPCL VFR CLNC.WITNESSES ESTIMATED 3 OR 4 APCHS TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N570C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570C-1977-04-22), registration cancelled 1977-04-22, S/N 421B0426 (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: Randolph County

## 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 19761211042369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761211042369A), Dec 11, 1976: Cessna 421B, Winchester, IN, Destroyed. Departed muncie spcl VFR clnc. Witnesses estimated 3 or 4 apchs to arpt.

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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