Cessna 421C N5473G

Summary

On 19 July 1985 at about 15:16 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N5473G, operated by Hmgs, was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1985 at 15:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

McCollum (8A4)

Coordinates

34.0193, -84.6103

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N5473G

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Hmgs

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → St.petersburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FA221

1 person died.

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 ACFT LOST POWER ON # 2 ENG SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED IN A WOODED AREA SEVERAL MILES SW OF THE ARPT. THE # 2 ENG WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED IN THE FIRE. NO PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION COULD BE DOCUMENTED. EXAMINATION OF THE PROP DID NOT REVEAL DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THAT USUALLY FOUND WHEN A PROP IS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. THE FLAP JACK SCREW WAS FOUND IN THE 10-15 DEG POSITION. BOTH ENG HAD A HISTORY OF SHUT DOWN AT LOW PWR SETTINGS DURING TAXI. THE # 2 ENG HAD 'BURBLED' DURING THE PREVIOUS FLT AND THE # 1 ENG SHUT DOWN AFTER LDG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.