# NTSB Accident LAX04LA087
> **Cessna 421C** · 2004-01-03 · Window Rock, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA087
- **Event ID:** 20040108X00031
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-01-03
- **Location:** Window Rock, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.651943, -109.067222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 421C
- **Registration:** N911EA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in the landing flare to compensate for airframe icing, which resulted in a premature stall and hard landing.  The degraded aircraft performance due to airframe ice was a contributing factor.

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