- Date
- August 20, 1983, 08:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- West Jordan, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2239QCessna 421A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820074379A
- Case key
- 15998
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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
Investigation revealed that the plt aborted two takeoff attempts due to a 'roughness' in one eng. Not able to duplicate the roughness during subsequent ground checks, the plt departed. At an alt of 300 AGL the left eng began to surge and the right eng, according to the plt, 'seemed to be delivering no power either and I could feel the plane decelerating.' The plt stated he turned the acft to miss a housing development. A witness stated that the left wing dropped and the acft dove into the ground at about 45 deg angle. Investigation failed to reveal any reason for loss of eng power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2239Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421A0039
- Airframe hours
- 4,180
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-540-D, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1983
- Destination
- U77 · Spanish Fork, UT
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,156 total · 132 in this make and model · 3,996 as pilot in command · 114 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.