Plane Crash List

Cessna 421B N5439J

10 February 1982 · Spanish Fork, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 February 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5439J, operated by E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co., was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. 2 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Spanish Fork, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Spanish Fork
Coordinates
40.0196, -111.5496
Aircraft
Cessna 421B
Registration
N5439J
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Provo → Broomfield
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA030

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF FROM AN AIRPORT WITH SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT LANDED AT ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS COVERED WITH DRY SNOW. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WERE FROZEN. ICE WAS FOUND ON THE AFT PORTION OF THE BRAKE HOUSING, BRAKE FITTING, AND FLEX LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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