# Accident 19780804023509A: Cessna 414, Bluefield, WV, August 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1978
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33BN-1978-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,459 total, 97 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804023509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OIL SUMP DRAIN PLUG NOT FOUND,THREADS ON SUMP HOLE CLEAN & UNDAMA

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78FIJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ18), Aug 4, 1978: Cessna 414 (N33BN), Bluefield, WV, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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