Cessna 421B N44HV
20 September 1988 · Winner, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1988 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N44HV, operated by Oltersdorf, Walter, was involved in an accident near Winner, South Dakota, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winner, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wiley (SD39)
- Coordinates
- 43.3705, -99.8504
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N44HV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Oltersdorf, Walter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Detroit
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA208
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
THE PRIVATE PLT AND 4 PAX WERE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON RWY 13, A 3,900 X 30 FT ASPHALT RWY. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT ACCELERATED TO 100 KNOTS BUT HE COULD NOT RAISE THE NOSE FOR LIFT OFF. THE PLT SAID HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RT; HOWEVER, A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AT HIGH SPEED AND THE ENGINES SOUNDED AS IF THEY WERE AT FULL POWER. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY AN FAA INVESTIGATOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-ACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE GROUND IMPRESSIONS SHOWED NO INDICATION OF BRAKING AND INDICATED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED 400 FEET BEYOND THE RWY. A SHORT DISTANCE FARTHER, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH, 900 FEET AFTER LEAVING THE RWY AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED RWY CENTER LINE. IN A POST ACC INTERVIEW CONCERNING THE CONTROLS POSSIBLY BEING LOCKED THE PLT STATED THAT THE CONTROL LOCK HAD BEEN MISSING FOR 'SEVERAL WEEKS.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1988 | Cessna 421 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | Vadala Management Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 1988 | Cessna 421B | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1988 | Cessna 421C | Shaver Lake, California, United States | John D. MAC Donald | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Nov 1988 | Cessna 421 | Tooele, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Nov 1988 | Cessna 421A | Cabazon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1988 | Agusta A109A | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Cessna 180 | Gettysburg, South Dakota, United States | Ellingson, Jerry F. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1988 | Sikorsky S-58J | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Krall DRAGONFLY | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | Krall Jeffery P | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1988 | Bell 206B | Sturgis, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |