Cessna 421B N5999M
3 March 1989 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1989 at about 08:45 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5999M was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio International (SAT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N5999M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW89LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES BY NOT FOLLOWING THE GLIDESLOPE WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1989 | Cessna 421C | Waterville, Maine, United States | Daniel C.hostetter | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1989 | Cessna 421 | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1989 | Cessna 421C | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1989 | Cessna 421B | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Mid Eastern Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1989 | Cessna 421 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1989 | Cessna 421B | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1989 | Mooney M20J | Jasper, Texas, United States | Stratton, William A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Lampasas, Texas, United States | Phil P. O'neal | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 1989 | Piper PA-24-250 | Decatur, Texas, United States | Frazier, David R. | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1989 | Beechcraft A36TC | Amarillo, Texas, United States | L.l.pownell | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1989 | Piper PA-32R | Stratford, Texas, United States | Sherman Implement Co. | No injuries | - |