# Accident 19831122058349A: Cessna 414, Aurora, CO, November 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6594° N, 104.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6594&lon=-104.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7724N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,414 total, 1,862 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831122058349A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP ICE DURING DESCENT, MISSED APPROACH AND SPUN OUT OF CLOUDS. PILOT NOT IFR CURRENT. NO AIRFRAME DEICERS.

## 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 DEN84FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA030), Nov 23, 1983: Cessna 414 (N7724N), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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