Accident · 1995-09-21

NTSB case CHI95FA328 · Cessna 421B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-09-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 421B (N14A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering (turning) at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the lack of altitude for recovery from the stall.

Source: NTSB case CHI95FA328

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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