Cessna 421B N9394A
29 December 1980 · Muskegon, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1980 at about 14:26 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N9394A, operated by Southern City, was involved in an accident during in flight near Muskegon, Michigan, 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 14:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muskegon, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N9394A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern City
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Waukesha, Wi → New Haven, Ct
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3628
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
PLT REPORTED UN RESTART ENG, LOSING ALL CONTROL.OVR LAKE MICH.ACFT NOT RCVRD.DMG, INJ INDEX PRESUMED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1980 | Cessna 421C | Junction, Texas, United States | Valley Vacuum | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421B | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421C | Decatur, Arkansas, United States | Peterson Indus | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421A | Lancaster, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421 | West Plains, Missouri, United States | Modern Handcra | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |