# Accident 19831124060059A: Cessna 414A, Waynesville, NC, November 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1983, 17:55 local time
- Place: Waynesville, NC
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1909° N, 83.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1909&lon=-83.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6623C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6623C-1984-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 713 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124060059A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA058), Nov 24, 1983: Cessna 414A (N6623C), Waynesville, NC, 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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