- Date
- November 10, 1984, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N441STCessna 441
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841110063579A
- Case key
- 21620
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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
The pilot told the cameron parrish sheriff that he was attempting to land the aircraft at a small agricultural landing strip after one of the two engines quit due to fuel starvation. The pilot stated that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft except that it was out of fuel. The sheriff placed both occupants of the aircraft under arrest for possession of cocaine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N441ST
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 441-0014
- Engine
- Garrett 331-8-401S, 776 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Volar-Sugar Invest. Co.
- Destination
- Orlando, FL
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 65 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.