Cessna 421B N8043Q

Summary

On 7 October 1987 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N8043Q, operated by Sager, William F., was involved in an accident near Deland, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 October 1987 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Deland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Deland (DED)

Coordinates

29.0592, -81.2301

Aircraft

Cessna 421B

Registration

N8043Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Sager, William F.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Punta Gorda

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88FA005

5 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

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLYING SLOWLY, THEN ROLL STEEPLY TO THE LEFT AND DIVE INTO AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE FROM ABOUT 300 FT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT HAD CONSIDERABLE FLT TIME BUT HE HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MODEL, EXCEPT FOR A 35 MIN CHECKOUT THAT MORNING. THE CHECKOUT CONSISTED OF 3 TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. THE PLT'S FRIEND, A RATED PLT WITHOUT A MULTIENGINE RATING, SAT IN THE RIGHT COCKPIT SEAT & HAD LOGGED FLT TIME IN THE PLT'S OTHER TWIN AIRCRAFT. A WITNESS STATED THE PLT LOOKED PALE & APPEARED TROUBLED JUST BEFORE THE FLT. THE AUTOPSY OF THE PLT REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY WAS BLOCKED EXCEPT FOR A 'PINHOLE' OPENING. THE DOCTOR STATED THE CONDITION COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEIZURE BUT COULD NOT SAY WHETHER IT HAD ANY BEARING ON THIS ACCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE COULD BE FOUND TO INDICATE ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRFRAME, PROPELLERS, OR ENGINES. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 134 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.