ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316765
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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 2023 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421 Golden Eagle (original straight 421) |
| Owner/operator: | Fernair LLC |
| Registration: | N123SM |
| MSN: | 421-0193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rockport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (CRP/KCRP) |
| Houston-West Houston Airport, TX (IWS/KIWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 24, 2023, about 1615 central daylight time, a Cessna 421 airplane, N123SM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rockport, Texas. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that he had flow the airplane from the West Houston Airport (IWS), West Houston, Texas, to the Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), Corpus Christi, Texas, where he picked up the airplane owner and his friends for a return flight to IWS. Flight track data indicated that the airplane departed CRP about 1545 and headed northeast.
The pilot reported that about 20 minutes into the flight, the right engine lost power and he briefly lost control of the airplane. He regained control and executed a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane’s landing gear separated from the airplane and the airplane came to rest on its belly. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The airplane and both engines have been retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N123SM
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/22533959/n123sm-1968-cessna-421
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/867/867933.jpg (photo.)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 1983 | N123SM | Robinson Manufacturing Co./inc | 0 | Dayton, TN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2023 12:13 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 11-Jul-2023 12:13 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2023 04:56 | Anon. | Updated |
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