Saint Louis – Richmond

On March 18, 1982 at 09:12 AM, Saint Louis – Richmond experienced a crash involving Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, operated by Atlas Plastics Corporation, with the event recorded near Richmond Indiana.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During a VOR approach to runway 05 when 3 miles away from the airport at minimums ground contact was not made. The pilot stated that she elected to perform a missed approach but before power was applied the copilot raised the flaps. She further stated that she then felt a sinking feeling and put in more power. The aircraft crashed in an open field approximately 2.3 miles southwest of the airport. A pilot was killed while two other occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N33KC, MSN 421A-0026, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.8287°, -84.8899°.