Cessna 421B N882BB

Summary

On 15 January 1999 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N882BB, operated by Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Youngstown, Ohio, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 January 1999 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Warren Regional Airport (YNG)

Coordinates

41.2508, -80.6700

Aircraft

Cessna 421B

Registration

N882BB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Bend → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

IAD99LA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the icy runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated that he was aware of the poor braking action on the runway. He landed on the runway and reported the aircraft struck a hole with the left main landing gear, and veered off the left side of the runway into a snowbank. A Notice to Airman issued for the runway stated that it was covered with hard packed snow over thin ice, and braking action was reported as poor. A witness stated that the airplane was in a steep angle of descent when it broke out of the clouds. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector was unable to locate the 'bump' the pilot reported. He added that numerous tracks from emergency equipment were on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.