Cessna 421B N3291Q
6 March 1984 · Cullman, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1984 at about 00:36 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N3291Q was involved in an accident near Cullman, Alabama, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cullman, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Folsom Field (3A1)
- Coordinates
- 34.1704, -86.8291
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N3291Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Montgomery → Cullman
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84MA114
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
PLT CLEARED FOR NIGHT NDB RWY 19 APCH TO FOLWOM FIELD. ERRATIC RADAR TRACK DRG PROCEDURE TURN AND INBD INTERCEPT. WITNESSES DESCRIBED 200 FT CEILING AND REDUCED VIS IN FOG AT AIRPORT. OTHER WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT ON NORTHBOUND COURSE,FOLLOWED BY TURN TO WEST AT ROOFTOP HEIGHT,WELL BELOW MDA,AT A POINT ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF ARPT. ENG OPERATION SOUNDED NORMAL. ACFT CONTACTED TREES AT ABOUT AIRPORT ELEVATION,1 MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT. WRECKAGE PRODUCED 632 FT PATH. SEVERED LIMBS,PROP DMG AND ENG EXAMINATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF POWER AT IMPACT. 62 YEAR OLD PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN WITH CFI IN YEARS, INSTRUMENT CURRENCY UNKNOWN. PLT FND TO HAVE SEVERE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITH NEAR TOTAL OCCLUSION OF RT CORONARY ARTERY AND EVIDENCE OF PAST TOTAL OCCLUSION OF LEFT CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERY. CEILING LOWER THAN FCST FOR AREA. FLT PURPOSE TO CARRY EMPLOYEES TO MEET TRUCK,GO JOB SITE. LIMITATION ON PLT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE,NOT FOR NIGHT FLIGHT. SUNSET AT 1745 CST, 51 MINUTES BEFORE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1984 | Cessna 421B | Mason City, Iowa, United States | Skytrak Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1984 | Cessna 421C | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 421C | Vancourt, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Cessna 421B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1984 | Cessna 421C | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | Adelbert C. Wilson, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Cessna 421B | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Piper PA-24 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1984 | Mooney M20E | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1984 | Mooney M20J | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20E | Seale, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Mooney M-20F | Red Bay, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |