Cessna 425 accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, August 30, 1992
On August 30, 1992 at about 8:02 pm local time, a Cessna 425, registered N425TV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi (Greenwood Leflore airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN HIS DESCENT RATE RESULTING IN AN UNDERSHOOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CHIP DETECTOR FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 30, 1992 · about 8:02 pm local time
- Place
- Greenwood, Mississippi · Greenwood Leflore
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 425 · all 425s on the register
- Registration
- N425TV · registry record · serial 425 0176
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CORPORATE FLIGHT WAS IN CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 200 WHEN THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE NO. 1 ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS EXECUTING A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH WHEN HE NOTED HIS SINK RATE WAS HIGH SO HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FLAPS AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CHIP DETECTOR ON THE NO. 1 ENGINE WAS FOUND BROKEN, DUE TO THE METAL BEING TOO BRITTLE, BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPER MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,719 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 148 in the last 90 days; 56 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,483 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, March 24, 1992; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,600 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT-6A-112 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Daymark Foods INC.
The flight
- Departed from: FTY Atlanta GA at 6:45 pm
- Destination: F54 Arlington TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 5,005 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:49 pm from GWO, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N425TV the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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