- Date
- February 11, 1982, 05:46 local (10:46 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24CCCessna 421
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820211003169A
- Case key
- 71678
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Analysis
The flight departed the tamiami airport, Miami, Florida at approximately 2100 EST on February 9, 1982. There was no flight plan filed and the purpose, destination, and locations of possible enroute stops were not determined. The next reported communication with the flight was at 0533 on February 11, 1982 when the following transmission was recorded on the Miami international airport's control tower frequency: "mayday-mayday-mayday twin Cessna 421CC going in west of Miami, going in west of Miami." The aircraft initially impacted the terrain while on an easterly heading in a near level attitude. It bounced and impacted the second time in a 40 degree nose down attitude and flipped inverted. The wing fuel tanks ruptured in the crash but the main tanks were intact and found void of fuel. Both propellers separated during the crash sequence and the blade distortions were not indicative of power at the time of impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24CC
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421-0043
- Airframe hours
- 3,096
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-D, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce L. Mcwhorter
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,850 total · 560 in this make and model · 2,440 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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