Cessna 421 N6VR

Summary

On 19 July 1986 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N6VR was involved in an accident near Addison, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1986 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Addison, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Addison (ADS)

Coordinates

32.9608, -96.8295

Aircraft

Cessna 421

Registration

N6VR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FA133

4 people 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

WITNESSES REPORTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WAS MADE TO AN ALT OF APRX 400 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME ENG PWR CEASED/ DECREASED. THE RT WING THEN DROPPED, THE NOSE AND LT WING ROSE AND THE ACFT ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENGS AND TURBOCHARGERS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES. EXAM OF THE PROP GOVENORS DISCLOSED AN RPM SETTING BELOW TAKEOFF OR CLIMB PWR; HOWEVER, EXACT RPM SETTING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE PLT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS ACFT AND MOST OF HIS MULTI-ENGINE EXPERIENCE WAS IN BEECH BARONS. THE THROTTLE QUADRANT LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE AND PROP CONTROLS ON THE BARON ARE IN THE REVERSE POSITION OF THOSE ON THE C-421. THE PLT ALSO HAD NOT BEEN CHECK OUT IN THE C-421.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.