Cessna 421 N2953Q
2 August 1969 · Cheswold, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1969 at about 13:05 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N2953Q, operated by Nichels Eng.co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cheswold, Delaware, 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 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheswold, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Delaware Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N2953Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nichels Eng.co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2207
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
ACTUATOR ARM OF L MAIN GR BROKE.
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 | - |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Cessna 421A | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Luetzow Indust | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1969 | Cessna 421A | Friendshp Arpt, Maryland, United States | John McShain I | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1969 | Cessna 421 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Harvard Indust | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1969 | Cessna 421A | Hoopeston, Illinois, United States | Aviation Activ | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1970 | Cessna 421A | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |