Cessna421

At approximately 09:50 MST, a Cessna 421B crashed while maneuvering near Telluride. IMC prevailed but the pilot was not instrument rated and had not filed a flight plan. The flight had departed Montrose, Colo., approximately 30 minutes before the accident, en route to El Paso, Texas. The family reported the pilot missing on Jan. 4, and the airplane was located at approximately 14:30 on Jan. 6….

At 04:48 central time, a Cessna 421B struck terrain while maneuvering near Norman, killing the pilot and his passenger. The flight originated from Altus, Okla., and was destined for Norman. The airplane was VFR over-the-top and requested an IFR clearance to the Westheimer Airport. The pilot was cleared for the localizer runway 03 instrument approach. Subsequently, ATC approved the flight to change to the airport advisory frequency, the pilot acknowledged, and no further communications were heard from the flight. A police officer who was patrolling the airport heard an airplane overfly runway 03 but did not see the airplane or any lights. The airplane was located one mile northeast of the air…

At 18:40 central time, a Cessna 421 collided with the southeast bank of Choccolocco Creek near Munford while maneuvering for a visual landing. The pilot and four passengers were killed. At 18:16, the pilot told the controller he intended to shoot the ILS to Anniston, Ala. He was issued radar vectors for the seven-mile arc. At 18:34:11, the pilot canceled his instrument flight plan and told the controller that he was below the weather and would be going to Talladega, so radar service was terminated. Eight minutes later a resident near the accident site heard what was described as a loud boom and found the downed airplane….