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Date: | Friday 29 March 1974 |
Time: | 13:22 |
Type: | Cessna 421 Golden Eagle |
Owner/operator: | Electro-Enterprises |
Registration: | N3139K |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oates, near Bunker, Missouri -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Hagerstown, MD |
Destination airport: | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS/KLVS) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) 29 March 1974 when crashed at Oates, near Bunker, Missouri, killing all five persons on board (pilot and four passengers). Aircraft caught fire upon impact. According to the NTSB report, the Cessna stalled and spun into the ground, probably due to icing on the wings and control services:
"NO WEATHER UPDATE AT ST LOUIS. LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WESTWARDS. HEAVY ICING,LOST CONTROL. HORIZONTAL STABILATOR & ELEVATORS SEPARATED
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC74AK056 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB: NTSB Identification: MKC74AK056
2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3139K 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1974/archives/crash-of-a-cessna-421-golden-eagle-in-missouri-5-killed/]
4.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mo/N3139K/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
03-Apr-2015 14:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |