Cessna 421B N41010

Summary

On 6 November 1993 at about 13:51 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N41010, operated by Omni Group, was involved in an accident near Greensburg, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 November 1993 at 13:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Greensburg-Decatur County (I34)

Coordinates

39.3396, -85.4807

Aircraft

Cessna 421B

Registration

N41010

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Omni Group

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94MA032

5 people died.

an inadvertent stall by the pilot in command. Factors associated with the accident are the icing conditions and low ceilings.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported ice accretion en route to his destination and subsequently requested, and received a lower altitude from ATC. The flight was issued a clearance for a VOR-A approach to the Greensburg Airport, and was observed by a witness north of the airport to fly for a short period down runway 18 about seven feet above the runway. The witness then observed the airplane began to climb and fly off in a southerly direction. Other witnesses saw the airplane flying in the vicinity of the airport beneath an overcast ceiling estimated between 300' and 1000' AGL. One witness, located about two miles south of the airport, saw the airplane turn sharply left, drop nose low, recover, drop nose low, and then descend from sight behind trees. Investigators and rescue personnel discovered a large amount of ice debris along the flight path and outside the fire ring at the crash site.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.