Cessna 421C N911EA
3 January 2004 · Window Rock, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 January 2004 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N911EA, operated by Scenic Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Window Rock, Arizona, United States. 5 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Window Rock, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Window Rock Aiport (RQE)
- Coordinates
- 35.6519, -109.0672
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C
- Registration
- N911EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scenic Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Flagstaff → Window Rock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in the landing flare to compensate for airframe icing, which resulted in a premature stall and hard landing. The degraded aircraft performance due to airframe ice was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard on the left main gear. The pilot was attempting to execute the VOR/DME-A circling approach in instrument meteorological conditions, to include icing and gusty wind conditions. The pilot believes that during the approach, the airframe accumulated airframe ice. Prior to touchdown, in the landing flare, the airplane stalled prematurely, impacting the runway hard.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2004 | Cessna 421 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 2004 | Cessna 421C | Henderson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2004 | Cessna 421B | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2004 | Cessna 421 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Nicholas Pate | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2004 | Cessna 421C | Bee Caves, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2004 | Cessna 421B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2004 | Cessna 150J | Amado, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Cessna T310R | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 2004 | Cessna 180 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Cessna T182T | Paulden, Arizona, United States | Timothy J. Coury | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Bachman LANCAIR IV-P | Supai, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |