Cessna 421B N5428J
21 December 1979 · Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1979 at about 09:30 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5428J, operated by Sterling Store, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Batesville Region
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N5428J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sterling Store
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Little Rock, Ar → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3366
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
NDB & COMPASS LOCATOR FOR SDF INOP.CRASHED APRX 1000FT ABV ARPT ELEV & 6MI OUT ON SDF LOC CRSLN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421B | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 421B | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Ballard, Chapar | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Cessna 421B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Clover Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1979 | Cessna 421 | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | Smokey Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421A | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421 | Elida, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |