2 fatal · Cessna 441 · 2003-12-10 · Vestavia Hills, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL04FA049
Event ID
20031217X02053
Type
Accident
Date
2003-12-10
Location
Vestavia Hills, AL, USA
Coordinates
33.416389, -86.806945
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
441
Registration
N441W
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb in icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall / spin of the airplane and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor was the accumulation of airframe ice.