- Date
- March 18, 1982, 09:12 local (14:12 UTC)
- Place
- Richmond, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33KCCessna 421
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820318024449A
- Case key
- 72384
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a VOR approach to runway 05 when 3 miles away from the airport at minimums ground contact was not made. The pilot stated that she elected to perform a missed approach but before power was applied the copilot raised the flaps. She further stated that she then felt a sinking feeling and put in more power. The aircraft crashed in an open field approximately 2.3 miles southwest of the airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33KC
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4210026
- Airframe hours
- 4,231
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-D, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlas Plastics Corporation
- Registered owner
- Atlas Plastics Corporation
- Departed
- St. Louis, MO
- Destination
- Richmond, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AID · Richmond Municipal, runway 5, 5,202 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,250 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,550 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.