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Cessna 421A N2970Q

14 April 1969 · Hoopeston, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 April 1969 at about 19:06 local time, a Cessna 421A registered N2970Q, operated by Aviation Activ, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hoopeston, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:06
Classification
Accident
Location
Hoopeston, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 421A
Registration
N2970Q
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Aviation Activ
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2367

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

ON TOP OF OVC WITH UNRELBL PORTABLE RADIO, DESCENDED, UN FIND AN ARPT, HIT RR EMBANKMENT DURING LDG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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