Cessna 421C N49D
17 October 1986 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N49D was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas, 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
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial (HOT)
- Coordinates
- 34.4501, -93.0999
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C
- Registration
- N49D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Warren → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA006
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT GEAR WENT DOWN NORMALLY, HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS NOT ON AND HE COULD SEE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN BY LOOKING IN THE NACELLE MIRROR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WAS LOWERED AND AS IT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION DID NOT INDICATE ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL OR HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS. A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REQUESTED BUT THE UNIT WAS OVERHAULED INSTEAD. IT DID NOT INDICATE ANY SIGNS OF STRESS OR ABNORMAL WEAR. IT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE REASON FOR THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1986 | Cessna 421C | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 421C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1986 | Cessna 421C | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Turbine Eagle Charters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Cessna 421 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 1986 | Cessna 421 | Alvord, Texas, United States | Jiffy Food Stores, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 421C | Butte, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft N35 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | Donnie C.cobb | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1986 | Schweizer G164-B | Colt, Arkansas, United States | Danny McCollum | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States | Barry C. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7FC | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | James L. Spurlock | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172N | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Joseph D. Dunway | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Oil Trough, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |