- Date
- February 11, 1985, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6866KCessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850211002549A
- Case key
- 16526
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Analysis
The plt was flying his wife & her 4 friends to aspen, co for a ski vacation. Witnesses reported that during takeoff, the rgt baggage door opened. They observed the acft turn left onto a downwind with the landing gear extended. Eight witnesses reported the eng(s) were producing power of varying degrees; 2 stated the left eng stopped running & 2 reported the rgt eng had a reduction of power or RPM. In the vicinity of where the plt would have made a base turn, the acft entered a left descending turn, collided with the tops of trees beside a road, impacted in the roadway on an easterly heading, slid to a stop & burned. An exam revealed the gear was down, the left prop was feathered & there was evidence the rgt baggage door was open. The throttle quadrant was found with the left throttle 2/3 forward, the rgt throttle full aft, the left prop control in the feather position, the rgt prop control full forward & the mixtures at ornear their forward positions. The flt characteristics of the acft were considered normal with the baggage door open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6866K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C1076
- Airframe hours
- 1,027
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-N, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Special Coating Systems, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 12, 1984 · 301 hours before
- Destination
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Airport
- 4AC · Coronado, runway 35, 4,020 × 60 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
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 17 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.