Cessna 421C N98998

Summary

On 6 August 1986 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N98998, operated by Telesite Corp., was involved in an accident near Callahan, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 August 1986 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Callahan, California, United States

Coordinates

40.4994, -123.1908

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N98998

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Telesite Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Medford → Santa Rosa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA314

1 person died.

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

AFTER DROPPING COMPANY EXECUTIVES OFF AT MEDFORD, THE PILOT WAS TO RETURN TO SANTA ROSA EMPTY. WITNESSES ALONG THE 25 NM VALLEY WHICH ENDS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BUZZED THEIR LOCATIONS AT AGL ALTITUDES VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS '10 FEET' AND 'SO LOW YOU COULD COUNT THE RIVETS.' US FOREST SVC PERSONNEL NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THEIR POSITION 'JUST ABOVE THE TREES' FOLLOWING THE SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN UPWARD. THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ON A POPULAR HIKING TRAIL THE PILOT'S GIRLFRIEND REPORTEDLY SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT. ON SITE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FIRST CONTACTED THE UPPER 5 FEET OF THE TREETOPS IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT FAILURES OF THE ACFT WERE IDENTIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.