Cessna 421 N421MC
19 February 1973 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1973 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N421MC was involved in an incident during in flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N421MC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salt Lake City, Ut → Santa Monica, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OIL GAGES INDCD LOW.COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEAL, CAUSEDBLOW-BY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1973 | Cessna 421 | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | King Tire Comp | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Cessna 421A | Roosevelt, Utah, United States | Landis Sales C | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1973 | Cessna 421 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | Spencer Foods | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1973 | Cessna 421 | Palm Sprngs, California, United States | Prescott Valle | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Oct 1973 | Cessna 421B | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Colonial Mobil | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1973 | Cessna 421B | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | The Falk Corp | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |