N6857E (Cessna 441) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on June 27, 1973.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 16, 1986Accident
N6857E WAS TRANSPORTING EXECUTIVES FROM HOLLAND, MI, TO MUSKEGON. THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN ASR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 06. THE MDA IS 537 FT AGL. CO-PILOT CALLED OUT 1200 FEET THEN BELOW 1000 FEET, PILOT CONTINUED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES TWO MILES FROM RUNWAY AT 15 FEET AGL. THE APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED IN HEAVY FOG CONDITIONS.
Cessna 441 · 3 fatalities
Occurrence #1: in flight collision with object Phase of operation: approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr) Findings 1. (f) weather condition - low ceiling 2. (f) weather condition - fog 3. (c) in-flight planning/decision - poor - pilot in command 4. (f) overconfidence in personal ability - pilot in command 5. Full accident record

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1981 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N6857E.

May 7, 1972Accident
Continued Vfr Flight Into Adverse Weather Conditions; Spatial Disorientation. Factors: Inadequate Preflight Preparation And/Or Planning; Low Ceiling; Rain; Fog
Cessna 175A · 2 fatalities