# NTSB FTW82FQG11: Cessna 421, N7574Q, Perryton, TX, December 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1981
- Place: Perryton, TX · PERRYTON, TX
- Location: 36.3929° N, 100.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perryton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3929&lon=-100.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 6 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3381  81/12/12   PERRYTON,TX         CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0700                    N7574Q              PX-  0  0  7  CORP/EXEC                 42, 14619 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRYTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            PERRYTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES/POLES/FENCE/EQUIP,CRCG TO RWY 17.PLT RPRTD 1MI VIS,GND WITNESSES RPRTD 1/4MI OR LESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7574Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7574Q-1983-12-03), registration cancelled 1983-12-03, S/N 421B0349 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perryton

## 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 19811212081529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212081529A), Dec 12, 1981: Cessna 421B, Perryton, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft struck wires on instrument approach to airport. Aircraft crashed and burned.

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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