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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Cordova, AK · July 18, 1974

Date
July 18, 1974
Place
Cordova, AK
Airport
Cordova Mile 13
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1171L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC75AA005
Reported as
Cessna 414
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,792 total90 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to execute published inst apch. Descended into mtn.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO EXECUTE PUBLISHED INST APCH.DESCENDED INTO MTN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.