Cessna 421 N121X
16 December 1972 · Cheektowaga, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 December 1972 at about 10:33 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N121X was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cheektowaga, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheektowaga, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Buffalo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N121X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Buffalo, Ny → Allentown, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1559
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
PWR LOSS L ENG.SPARK PLUG FOULED, PSBL SLOW WASTEGATE OPN.FUEL SHUT OFF, PROP NOT FTHRD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1972 | Cessna 421B | East Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Winer Sportswe | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jul 1972 | Cessna 421 | Bishop, California, United States | Colony Kitchen | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1972 | Cessna 421A | Jefferson, Ohio, United States | Picoma Industr | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1972 | Cessna 421 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kenway Enginee | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1972 | Cessna 421A | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Fleet | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1972 | Cessna 421B | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |