Cessna 421A N3194K
2 May 1971 · Conestee, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 May 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 421A registered N3194K, operated by Brookside Prat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Conestee, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conestee, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Donaldson Center
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421A
- Registration
- N3194K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Brookside Prat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Greenville, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0099
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT OBSVD L TURN NOSE HI, DSCNDD INTO TREES.ENGSAPPEARED RUNNING LOW RPM.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL.183PCT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1971 | Cessna 421B | Ennis, Montana, United States | Harry M Daum K | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421A | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Houdaille-Duva | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1971 | Cessna 421 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | S.k.associates | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Western Equiti | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Piper | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421A | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Eckerd Drugs | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |