| Crash location | 36.460556°N, 116.879723°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Death Valley, CA
36.320200°N, 117.092800°W 15.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N21SG |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 421C |
| Additional details: | None |
On April 13, 2016, about 1102 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N21SG, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion following landing at Furnace Creek Airport (L06), Death Valley National Park, California. The airline transport pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from St. George Regional Airport (SGU), St. George, Utah, about 0945. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot stated that the flight was uneventful and that he entered the airport traffic pattern to land on runway 33 at L06. He stated that the airplane touched down within the first 500 feet of runway, and that upon application of brakes, he found the right brake "very soft" and "totally ineffective." The airplane departed the end of the 3,065-foot-long runway and the nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.
Further examination of the airplane was scheduled for a later date.