# Accident 19840705029909A: Cessna 414A, Winchester, IN, July 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1984, 12:37 local time
- Place: Winchester, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1692° N, 84.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59DB-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705029909A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS. INFLIGHT AIRCRAFT FAILURE. PILOT INTOXICATED WITH ALCOHOL. NO MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI84FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA278), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 414A (N59DB), Winchester, IN, destroyed, 4 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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