Cessna 414A N414LL
25 December 1986 · Olathe, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 December 1986 at about 04:49 local time, a Cessna 414A registered N414LL was involved in an accident near Olathe, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Olathe, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.8799, -94.8104
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414A
- Registration
- N414LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kirksville → Olathe
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC87FA035
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A CHARTER FLT AND, AS SUCH, HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THE LOC 17 APCH TO OLATHE EVEN THOUGH THE AREA WAS FORECASTING ZERO-ZERO CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERS DURING THE FLT IS BRACKETING THE LOC AND READING 1,600 FT ON THE ALTIMETER.SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT FURTHER STATED, HE REMEMBERS BEING ON THE GROUND INSIDE THE WRECKAGE, MITIGATING THE INJURIES SUFFERED AND TRYING TO STAY WARM. A POST-ACCIDENT INVEST REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS TO THE LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE WHEN IT STRUCK TWO TREES 12 FT AGL (1,062 FT MSL), WHILE IN A 30 DEG RIGHT BANK. THE ACFT MADE A FLAT 360 RIGHT PIROUETTE OVER SOME SMALL TREES, TEARING OFF THE LEFT WING BEFORE IMPACTING THE GRND AND SLIDING APRX 600 FT. A POST-CRASH FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK BUT IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. A DOT FAA OPERATIONAL FLT TEST FOUND THE LOCALIZER TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. A LEAK CHECK OF THE ACFT STATIC SYSTEM AND A BENCH CHECK OF BOTH ALTIMETERS WERE SATISFACTORY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 1986 | Cessna 414A | Murtaugh, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Cessna 414 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1987 | Cessna 414A | Chinle, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1985 | Cessna 414 | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | Hertrich Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Wayne A. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150B | Gove, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170A | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Cessna 182 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Jim Elliott VP-2 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | John P. Murphy | No injuries | - |