- Date
- December 29, 1980
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9394ACessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801229079619A
- Case key
- 127639
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3628 80/12/29 NR.MUSKEGON,MI CESSNA 421B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2400 TIME - 1426 N9394A PX- 4 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKESHA,WI NEW HAVEN,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT REPORTED UN RESTART ENG,LOSING ALL CONTROL.OVR LAKE MICH.ACFT NOT RCVRD.DMG,INJ INDEX PRESUMED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9394A
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9394ARegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Cessna 421BAirframe modelCessna 421BEngine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-K
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.