Cessna 421 N4091L
19 September 1980 · Palm Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1980 at about 13:42 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N4091L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Palm Springs, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Springs, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N4091L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Burbank, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PILOT STATED RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND PROP WOULD NOT FEATHER.NO FAILURES REVEALED BY ENGINE INSP.
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 | - |