5 fatal · Cessna 421B · 2003-10-29 · Kelso, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04FA031
Event ID
20031110X01878
Type
Accident
Date
2003-10-29
Location
Kelso, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.021945, -115.58361
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
421B
Registration
N444AM
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument conditions between cloud layers and with reduced visibility due to smoke that resulted in an in-flight loss of control from spatial disorientation, and the structural overload of the airframe during the subsequent high speed descent.