Cessna 421B N100QU
24 October 1975 · Berryville, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1975 at about 13:28 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N100QU, operated by Escalante Coal, was involved in an accident during in flight near Berryville, Arkansas, 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 13:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Berryville, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N100QU
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Escalante Coal
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Arapahoe, Co → Paducha, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4156
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
FLEW INTO KNOWN TSTM COND. ACFT DISINTEGRATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Cessna 421B | Rifle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Cessna 421B | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1975 | Cessna 421B | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | Deferred Comp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1975 | Cessna 421B | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |