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Cessna 421B N701AM

3 October 1994 · Stuart, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 October 1994 at about 11:53 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N701AM was involved in an accident near Stuart, Florida, United States. 7 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 11:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Stuart, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Witham Field (SUA)
Coordinates
26.8500, -80.0910
Aircraft
Cessna 421B
Registration
N701AM
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Port-Au-Prince
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA95LA002

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
7 0 0 0 7

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SQUAT SWITCH BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CONTAMINATION OF THE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WITH CORROSION AND WATER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF TOWER CONTROLLERS TOLD THE PILOT THAT THEY SAW SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR LANDING, AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED THE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. ON LANDING ROLL THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND PLACED ON JACKS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, CORRODED AND IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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