- Date
- September 24, 1982, 23:50 local (Sep 25, 1982, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8019QCessna 421B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820924048889A
- Case key
- 69697
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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 about 1930 CDT, the aircraft departed yukon, OK on a direct flight to alton, IL. It landed at alton at about 2200 CDT, and about 10 minutes later, it departed on a return flight to yukon. Before departing alton, the pilot stated that he would refuel at springfield, MO while on the return trip. However, there was no indication that the plane was refueled at springfield. Subsequently, the aircraft crashed near Afton, OK at about 2350 CDT. A witness stated that he had seen the aircraft circling back and forth across the highway at low altitude, then it went into a left bank and nose dived into the ground. An investigation revealed the aircraft impacted in a near level attitude, but in a steep angle of descent. The fuel tanks were found to be empty. There was no evidence of fuel spillage on the ground, except near the right tip tank. The left and right fuel selectors were foundpositioned to the right main tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8019Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0019
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ford Motor Credit Company
- Registered owner
- Ford Motor Credit Company
- Departed
- Alton, IL
- Destination
- Yukon, OK
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,750 total · 150 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °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.