Accident · 1990-09-25

NTSB case ATL90FA179 · CESSNA 421B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 421B (N316MH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM THE CORRECT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

Source: NTSB case ATL90FA179

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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