Cessna 421B N5970M
9 December 1979 · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1979 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5970M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lafayette Rgnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N5970M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3109
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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
MAIN TANK, FUEL QNTY GAGES INOP.MAIN TANKS EMPTY, AUX TANKS FULL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421B | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 421B | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Ballard, Chapar | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Cessna 421B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Clover Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1979 | Cessna 421 | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | Smokey Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421A | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421 | Elida, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |