Cessna 421B N747BW
6 September 1993 · Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1993 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N747BW was involved in an accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kelly (9M6)
- Coordinates
- 32.8598, -91.3906
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N747BW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93LA254
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE A FENCE AND TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AS HE LOST CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A FENCE ROW AND STRUCK A TREE. ACCORDING TO A FAA INSPECTOR, 'SKID MARKS AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS WORKING PROPERLY.' THE INSPECTOR FURTHER STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE IMPACT DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1993 | Cessna 421B | Valley Park, Missouri, United States | Private Wing Flugreisen Gmbh | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 1993 | Cessna 421B | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | Omni Group | Fatal | 5 |
| 10 Jun 1993 | Cessna 421B | Attalla, Alabama, United States | Vanliere, David L. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Cessna 421B | Fort Payne, Alabama, United States | Southern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1993 | Cessna 421A | Aruba, Aruba | Kimura, KIM | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1993 | Cessna 421C | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1993 | Grumman G-164B | Indian Village, Louisiana, United States | O'brien Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1993 | Bell 412 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Luscombe 8E | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Lerille, Mark | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1993 | Cessna 150J | Waterproof, Louisiana, United States | Johns, Jerry L. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1993 | Grumman G-164B | Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States | Young, Aaron | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1993 | Grumman G-164B | Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States | Bonnin, Eddie J. | No injuries | - |