# NTSB FTW85FA086: Cessna 441, N441CM, Marble Falls, TX, December 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 25, 1984, 20:20 local (Dec 26, 1984, 02:20 UTC)
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Coordinates: 30.570549, -98.270935 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5705&lon=-98.2709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85FA086
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21519/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA086

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - missed approach - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 17 DURING AN ATTEMPTED RWY 17 NDB APCH. THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH AT 2012 CST AND THE PLT CANCELED IFR REPORTING THE ARPT IN SIGHT AT 2014. A WITNESS LOCATED APRX 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE APRT REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT LIGHTS THROUGH THE CLOUDS, MIST AND FOG AS IT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A HEADING OF 035 DEGS IN A 10 TO 15 DEG LEFT BANK. RADAR DATA INDICATES THE ACFT WAS APRX 8 MILES FROM THE ARPT WHEN IFR WAS CANCELED. WITNESSES STATED VISIBILITY IN THE AREA WAS ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N441CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441CM-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 441-0169, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Registry model: [Cessna 441](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (registry code 2076020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 441-0169
- Airframe hours: 2799
- Engines: AIRESEARCH TPE3318401S 715 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Clinton Manges, doing business as Clinton Manges Oil & Ref. Co.
- Registered owner: Clinton Manges Oil & Ref. Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 14, 1984, 15 hours before
- Departed: ASE, ASPEN, CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MFS, Marble Falls, runway 35, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 9,165 total, 608 in this make and model, 6,502 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 500 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AUS, 31 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841225076769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841225076769A), Dec 25, 1984: Cessna 441, Marble Falls, TX, Destroyed. Impacted ground while executing a circling approach. Weather below minimums. Pilot had cancelled IFR 8 miles north.

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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