# NTSB Accident CHI98LA302
> **Cessna 421B** · 1998-08-06 · COLUMBUS, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA302
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10796
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-06
- **Location:** COLUMBUS, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.23043, -85.830909
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 421B
- **Registration:** N5MJ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-commands failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall/mush.  Factors associated with the accident were the open baggage door and the inadequate aircraft preflight.

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