Cessna 441 accident near Marble Falls, Texas, December 26, 1984
On December 26, 1984 at about 2:20 am local time, a Cessna 441, registered N441CM, was destroyed in an accident near Marble Falls, Texas (Marble Falls airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 26, 1984 · about 2:20 am local time
- Place
- Marble Falls, Texas · Marble Falls · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 441 · all 441s on the register
- Registration
- N441CM · registry record · serial 441-0169
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 17 DURING AN ATTEMPTED RWY 17 NDB APCH. THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH AT 2012 CST AND THE PLT CANCELED IFR REPORTING THE ARPT IN SIGHT AT 2014. A WITNESS LOCATED APRX 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE APRT REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT LIGHTS THROUGH THE CLOUDS, MIST AND FOG AS IT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A HEADING OF 035 DEGS IN A 10 TO 15 DEG LEFT BANK. RADAR DATA INDICATES THE ACFT WAS APRX 8 MILES FROM THE ARPT WHEN IFR WAS CANCELED. WITNESSES STATED VISIBILITY IN THE AREA WAS ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,165 hours in all; 608 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 6,502 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,799 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, November 14, 1984; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,850 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TPE3318401S (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: ASE Aspen CO at 11:00 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 6,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:14 am from AUS, 31 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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