Cessna 421C N68655
19 March 1982 · Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N68655 was involved in an accident near Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thomas P. Stafford (F91)
- Coordinates
- 35.5303, -98.6797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C
- Registration
- N68655
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Weatherford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
BEFORE LANDING, THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE WIND SOCK WAS INDICATING A WIND FROM 270 DEGREES. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CALL UNICOM SEVERAL TIMES FOR WIND INFORMATION, BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17, A STRONG GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SANDY TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND GAUGE HAD MEASURED A GUST OF 30 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF HIS LANDING. THIS EXCEEDED THE CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | El Paso, Texas, United States | J.d. Abrams, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Atlas Plastics Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Cessna 421C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Joanne Lecraw | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | Cotulla, Texas, United States | Oklahoma Acft. Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | Performance Air Charter | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 310Q | El Dorado, Oklahoma, United States | Ansley Paper Co. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1982 | Cessna T210N | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Paul Haws | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Keith Robin Stevens | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1982 | Cessna P210N | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Con-Tran Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Boeing A75L300 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Tulsa Piper, Inc. | No injuries | - |