Cessna 421B N8008Q
21 January 1978 · Columbus, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1978 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N8008Q, operated by Rhoades Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bakalar Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N8008Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rhoades Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Anderson, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0916
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LND GR DID NOT RETRACT FOR UNK REASON.PROP DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY FEATHER WHEN ENG FREEZES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1978 | Cessna 421B | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421B | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421C | BR00MFIELD, Colorado, United States | Park Place INV | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1978 | Cessna 421 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Cessna 421C | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Atchafalaya CM | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 421A | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | Dura-Clad Syst | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |