Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cessna 421 hits rocky terrain
CESSNA 421C, TAJIQUE, N.M., DEC.

CESSNA 421C, TAJIQUE, N.M., DEC. 3, 2002–At approximately 8:35 p.m. MST the Cessna 421C crashed in mountainous terrain near Tajique while en route to Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (ABQ), N.M. The sole-occupant, commercial-rated pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

N3855C was registered to a private individual, operated by Air Transport of El Paso, Texas, and was being used for Part 135 on-demand cargo hauling. The twin turboprop departed the Alamogordo-White Sands Municipal Airport (ALM), N.M., approximately 45 minutes before the accident.

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