Cessna 421 N3160K
26 December 1968 · Elkhart, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1968 at about 09:42 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N3160K, operated by Wolverine Bras, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elkhart, Indiana, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elkhart
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N3160K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wolverine Bras
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4479
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HEAD WIND 13K GUSTING TO 21K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1969 | Cessna 421A | Waco, Texas, United States | Sigma Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Cessna 421 | Cheswold, Delaware, United States | Nichels Eng.co | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1967 | Cessna 421 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | Cessna Aircraf | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Cessna 421A | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Luetzow Indust | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1967 | Cessna 421 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Cessna Airplan | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1967 | Cessna 421 | Salinas, California, United States | PAC Aero Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |