Plane Crash List

Cessna 421B N5286Z

17 August 2001 · New Braunfels, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 August 2001 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5286Z was involved in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. 4 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.

The record

Date
at 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
New Braunfels, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
New Braunfels Municipal (BAZ)
Coordinates
29.7044, -98.0422
Aircraft
Cessna 421B
Registration
N5286Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Duncan → New Braunfels
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW01LA186

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate flare of the airplane resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a crosswind landing on runway 13, the twin-engine airplane touched down hard, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The reported wind was from 200 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot did not submit a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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