Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 421 N777RA

5 December 1991 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 December 1991 at about 04:50 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N777RA, operated by ARR Corp., was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 04:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Wheeling, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Palwaukee (PWK)
Coordinates
42.1300, -87.9195
Aircraft
Cessna 421
Registration
N777RA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
ARR Corp.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oklahoma City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
Unk
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI92LA046

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SLICK AREA ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE CRYSTALS DURING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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