ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38064
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1995 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421C |
| Owner/operator: | Tango Victor 421 Corp. |
| Registration: | N421TV |
| MSN: | 421C-0334 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3779 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Battle Creek, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield, CO (KBJC) |
| (KBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While receiving radar vectors for an approach to land, the airplane (a Cessna 421C) departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. Witnesses reported that they heard the engines operating before the plane crashed. During an investigation, no mechanical anomalies of the airplane were found. The pilot of a Boeing 727 reported that his airplane accumulated a 'quick load' of ice during his descent to land at the same airport within an hour of the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's decision to fly in adverse weather (icing) conditions; the accumulation of airframe ice; and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the situation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. The icing condition was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96FA017
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 11:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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