- Date
- January 29, 1986, 13:14 local (18:14 UTC)
- Place
- Birmingham, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68653Cessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860129001679A
- Case key
- 13241
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At rotation the right eng failed. The acft entered a skidding turn to the rt and continued to climb to about 100 ft AGL. During the turn 110 deg from t.o. heading acft rolled inverted and descended into a car port. Extensive post impact fire destroyed acft, car port and three vehicles. Gear was not retracted and prop was not feathered. During post accident exam of the rt eng extensive internal damage was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68653
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C1070
- Airframe hours
- 1,275
- Engine
- Continental GTS10-520N, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John F. Cabe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1985 · 350 hours before
- Departed
- 7D2 · Troy, MI
- Destination
- LAN · Lansing, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 27, 3,855 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,750 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.