Cessna 421B N69860
8 August 1975 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1975 at about 12:05 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N69860, operated by Mesaba Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. 3 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 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Rapids Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N69860
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mesaba Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Minneapolis, Mn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2686
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PROGRESSIVE INSP PROGRAM, ACFT OPERATED 20 HRS SINCE LAST INSP.BRAKE DISCS WORN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Cessna 421B | Rifle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1975 | Cessna 421B | Berryville, Arkansas, United States | Escalante Coal | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Mar 1975 | Cessna 421B | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | Deferred Comp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1975 | Cessna 421B | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |