Cessna 421 N4073L
5 May 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1971 at about 08:30 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N4073L, operated by General Method, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N4073L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- General Method
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Peoria, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0121
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1971 | Cessna 421B | Ennis, Montana, United States | Harry M Daum K | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421A | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Houdaille-Duva | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1971 | Cessna 421 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | S.k.associates | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Western Equiti | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Cessna 421A | Conestee, South Carolina, United States | Brookside Prat | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Piper | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |