Accident · 1993-04-15

NTSB case ATL93LA081 · CESSNA 421B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-04-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 421B (N14A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SOUTHERN AIRWAYS LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHERN AIRWAYS INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WINDS DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY, EXCEEDING THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

Source: NTSB case ATL93LA081

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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