ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301364
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| Date: | Friday 18 November 2022 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III |
| Owner/operator: | Regional Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N6797L |
| MSN: | 421C1050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Decatur, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Denton Enterprise Airport, TX (KDTO) |
| Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX (KXBP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On November 18, 2022, at 1510 central standard time, a Cessna 421C airplane, N6797L, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight.
Flight tracking information indicated the airplane departed Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO), Denton, Texas, at 1459. The pilot proceeded about 30 miles west and climbed to an altitude of about 2,200 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1507, the airplane entered a descent and a left turn; both of which continued until the end of the data. The final data point was recorded at 1510:19. The airplane came to rest about 125 ft north-northeast of the final data point.
The airplane impacted a utility pole and the terrain. It came to rest upright about 165 ft from the utility pole, and a post-impact fire ensued. Burned vegetation was present over portions of the entire debris path. The left wing was separated outboard of the engine and located near the utility pole. The fuselage was damaged consistent with impact forces. Both wings and the fuselage exhibited thermal damage consistent with the postimpact fire. The flight controls remained attached to the airframe and no anomalies consistent with a preimpact flight control anomaly were observed. Postrecovery engine examinations are planned.
Sources:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/1-dead-in-a-twin-engine-plane-crash-in-wise-county/ar-AA14hMYV?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds
https://www.wcmessenger.com/update/
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9007f&lat=33.210&lon=-97.425&zoom=12.0&showTrace=2022-11-18&leg=2
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6797L
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6797L/history/20221118/2127Z/KDTO/L%2033.19167%20-97.57403
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/22234567/n6797l-1981-cessna-421c
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/db6d6536f0fdef82d22ef16564c8421921fdc9af (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating today's crash of a Cessna 421 in Decatur, Texas.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 18, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2022 00:44 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Nov-2022 02:34 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Nov-2022 05:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2022 14:17 | johnwg | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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