Cessna 421B N59RZ
14 March 1980 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 March 1980 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N59RZ was involved in an accident during in flight near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ryan Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N59RZ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0396
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
BAL WTS, PN 5034011-1 & -3, MISG FM ELEVS.ELEV PUSH-PULL TUBE RIVETS FAILED, OVRLD.ELEV/STAB TWISTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1980 | Cessna 421C | Junction, Texas, United States | Valley Vacuum | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421C | Decatur, Arkansas, United States | Peterson Indus | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421A | Lancaster, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421 | West Plains, Missouri, United States | Modern Handcra | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1980 | Cessna 421 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |