# NTSB LAX82FA006: Cessna 421B, N14AC, Camarillo, CA, October 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1981
- Place: Camarillo, CA · CAMARILLO, CA
- Location: 34.2218° N, 119.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camarillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2218&lon=-119.0322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2414  81/10/24 NR.CAMARILLO,CA       CESSNA 421B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2300
        TIME - 0116                    N14AC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              OXNARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BLO MDA,COLLIDED WITH PLOWED FIELD 6MI E OF ARPT,CONTINUED TO TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14AC-1982-09-24), registration cancelled 1982-09-24, S/N 421B0123 (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: Oxnard

## 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 19811024069299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024069299A), Oct 24, 1981: Cessna 421B, Camarillo, CA, Destroyed. Lost control of aircraft on ILS approach. Weather below minimal. Near vertical rotational impact. Glide slope inop.

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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