Cessna 421B N8025Q
6 February 1971 · Gannett, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 February 1971 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N8025Q, operated by Western Skyway, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gannett, Idaho, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gannett, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N8025Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Western Skyway
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Hailey, Id → Ogden, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4573
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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
WRONG GRADE OF ENG OIL FOR TEMP.INADQT PREHEAT. INADQT INFO IN OWNERS MAN CONCERNING COLD WX OPERN
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 |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Piper | 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 | - |