Cessna 421 N4018L
7 December 1971 · Crystal, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1971 at about 12:32 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N4018L, operated by Midwest Piper, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Crystal, Minnesota, 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 12:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N4018L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwest Piper
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wichita, Kans → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4423
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
ACFT ICE ACCUMN, LOST PWR L ENG, UN CK DSCNT FINALT/D SHORT OF RWY.BIRD NEST FOUND IN RAM AIR DUCT.
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 | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Cessna 421A | Conestee, South Carolina, United States | Brookside Prat | Fatal | 4 |
| 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 | - |