- Date
- October 18, 1984, 14:52 local (19:52 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N121BTCessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841018056419A
- Case key
- 21499
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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
Aprx 7 min after takeoff (at 1441), the plt declared an emergency & said the l eng had lost power. He feathered the eng,diverted back twd the arpt & dscndd to VFR conds below the clds. At 1448, the plt said he had the arpt in sight & turnedonto a left downwind for rwy 15. Rprtdly, he extended the lndg gear & bgn a left turn twd the rwy. Rprdly, the acft was too close in &/or the plt chose to make a rgt turn away fm the arpt to land. Witnesses lost sight of the acft drg the turn due to low clds or obstns. The plt lost sight of the arpt for a short time, then relocated it, but said he had his 'hands full.' Shortly thereafter, the acft entered a steep dscnt, hit the edge (roof) of a bldg, crashed into a utilitypole & the ground & burned. There was evidence the acft was inverted just before impact. An exam of the l eng revealed evidence the #6 connecting rod had failed fm oil exhaustion. Only 1 cup of oil was fnd in the eng & it had a history of hi oil consumption.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121BT
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C0806
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-L, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Continental Martgage Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Destination
- APF · Naples, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ADS · Dallas Addison, runway 15, 7,199 × 100 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,620 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS, 1 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.