# NTSB IAD79FA058: Cessna 421B, N69733, Charleston, WV, June 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1979
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2658  79/6/19    CHARLESTON,WV       CESSNA 421B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2008
        TIME - 0813                    N69733              PX-  2  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 543 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             CHARLESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ILS APCH.CRASHED INSIDE OM,1000FT BLO GLIDEPATH.NO MEDICAL,MULTI-ENG OR INSTRUMENT RATINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69733](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69733-1983-01-11), registration cancelled 1983-01-11, S/N 421B0867 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kanawha

## 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 19790619030989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619030989A), Jun 19, 1979: Cessna 421B, Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft descended into trees on instrument approach. Pilot had no instrument or multi-engine rating.

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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