# NTSB CHI82FA091: Cessna 421, N33KC, Richmond, IN, March 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1982, 09:12 local (14:12 UTC)
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Coordinates: 39.819953, -84.879531 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8200&lon=-84.8795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA091

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - below approach/landing minimums (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - missed approach - attempted, pilot in command
  - crew/group coordination - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - improper (cause)
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33KC-1984-10-25), registration cancelled 1984-10-25, S/N 421-0026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4210026
- Airframe hours: 4231
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820318024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318024449A), Mar 18, 1982: Cessna 421, Richmond, IN, Destroyed. Flew into ground on VOR approach in near zero IMC. Reported copilot dumped flaps. Flaps still down on impact.

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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