# Accident 19840920049879A: Cessna 414A, Carlsbad, CA, September 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1984, 06:44 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1300° N, 117.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1300&lon=-117.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2700S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2700S-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,565 total, 173 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920049879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF, DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH 147 GALLONS OF JET A FUEL.

## 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 LAX84LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA486), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 414A (N2700S), Carlsbad, CA, 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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