Cessna 421 N42J
16 January 1973 · Palm Sprngs, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 January 1973 at about 16:04 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N42J, operated by Prescott Valle, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palm Sprngs, California, 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 16:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Sprngs, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N42J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Prescott Valle
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Phoenix, Ariz → Palm Springs, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0039
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
RCVRD 1/17/73.PLT CONDUCTED IMPROPER OR NON-STANDARD IFR APCH PROC.CAUSE UNKN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1973 | Cessna 421 | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | King Tire Comp | Fatal | 5 |
| 19 Feb 1973 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Cessna 421A | Roosevelt, Utah, United States | Landis Sales C | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1973 | Cessna 421 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | Spencer Foods | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1973 | Cessna 421B | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Colonial Mobil | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1973 | Cessna 421B | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | The Falk Corp | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |