- Date
- September 6, 1993, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N747BWCessna 421B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930906033109A
- Case key
- 18827
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Probable cause
Directional control not maintained by the pilot for undetermined reasons. Factors were a fence and trees.
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 reported that the left brake failed, causing the airplane to veer to the right as he lost control. The airplane slid into a fence row and struck a tree. According to a FAA inspector, 'skid marks at the scene indicated that the left brake was working properly.' The inspector further stated that the condition of the brake system could not be determined due to the impact damage.
Factual narrative
On September 6, 1993, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 421B airplane, N747BW, sustained substantial damage near Oak Grove, Louisiana, during the landing roll. The commercial pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight.
During an interview conducted by the investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated that the left brake failed to operate and he lost control of the airplane. He further stated that the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and struck a fence and trees.
Examination of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector indicated that the condition of the brake system could not be determined due to impact damage. The airplane forward baggage compartment and cockpit panel was crushed into the cabin area. According to the inspector, "skid marks at the scene indicated that the left brake was working properly."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747BW
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B0303
- Airframe hours
- 5,727
- Engine
- Continental GTIS0-520-H, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pelican State Charter Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 17, 1993 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- GLH · Greenville, MS
- Airport
- 9M6 · Kelly, runway 36, 2,750 × 50 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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,337 total · 515 in this make and model · 3,225 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days · 49 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 90 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.