Cessna 421 N550T
14 November 1973 · Plymouth, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 November 1973 at about 09:32 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N550T, operated by King Tire Comp, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plymouth, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N550T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- King Tire Comp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Hamilton, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3706
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1973 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |