Cessna 421 N424WP
7 October 1972 · Kalispell, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1972 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N424WP, operated by Sierra Researc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kalispell, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalispell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N424WP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sierra Researc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Boulder, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2999
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
USED ALL OF RWY BFOR LIFT OFF. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. PLT STATED L ENG FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Cessna 421 | Cheektowaga, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jul 1972 | Cessna 421A | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Fleet | 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 | - |