Accident Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II N456CB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8801
 
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Date:Thursday 2 March 1972
Time:20:11
Type:Silhouette image of generic C421 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
Owner/operator:Winer Sportswear Inc.
Registration: N456CB
MSN: 421B0112
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:East Boston, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS)
Destination airport:Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed in harbor.

PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - FOG

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC72AN104
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=63662&key=0
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1415146/berger-v-winer-sportswear-inc/?

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
21-Jun-2017 19:50 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
21-Jun-2017 19:55 harro Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Nov-2022 23:39 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Nov-2022 23:39 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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