Cessna 421C N5358J

Summary

On 23 February 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N5358J, operated by Luna Industries, Inc., was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 February 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Westerly, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Westerly State (WST)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N5358J

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Luna Industries, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82DA049

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING A NIGHT LANDING AFTER THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS IN FLIGHT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH OF ICE ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND VERTICLE STABILIZER. THE GROSS LANDING WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 7519 LBS WITH THE CENTER-OF- GRAVITY NEAR THE FORWARD LIMIT. THE MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED LANDING WEIGHT WAS 7200 LBS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.