Cessna 421A N540JM
1 December 1969 · Friendshp Arpt, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1969 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 421A registered N540JM, operated by John McShain I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Friendshp Arpt, Maryland, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendshp Arpt, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friendship
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421A
- Registration
- N540JM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- John McShain I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4608
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
R LDG GR ACTUATING BELLCRANK BKN, PIVOT BOLT SHEARED, CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.20DEG X-WIND 38K GUSTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Cessna 421A | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Luetzow Indust | 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 |