Cessna 421 N3139K
29 March 1974 · Bunker, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 March 1974 at about 13:22 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N3139K, operated by Electro Enterp, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bunker, Missouri, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bunker, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N3139K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Electro Enterp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hagerstown, Md → Las Vegas, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1406
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
NO WX UPDATE AT ST LOUIS.LINE OF TSTMS WEST.HEAVY ICING, LOST CTL.HOR STAB & ELEV SEPRTD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421B | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Mereen Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1974 | Cessna 421 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Wichita Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1974 | Cessna 421 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421B | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1974 | Cessna 421B | Flint, Michigan, United States | Vlasic Foods I | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421A | Pearsall, Texas, United States | Thurman Compan | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |