# Accident 19880731033699A: Cessna 414A, Big Pine, CA, July 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1988, 12:17 local time
- Place: Big Pine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1293° N, 118.1610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1293&lon=-118.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414YV-1991-06-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731033699A

## Narrative

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

FLEW UP A BOX CANYON. UNABLE TO CLIMB TERRAIN, MADE A SHARP COURSE REVERSAL, STALLED, CRASHED, AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX88FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA277), Jul 31, 1988: Cessna 414A (N414YV), Big Pine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY FLEW OVER AN AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN IN WHICH HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND HE DELAYED HIS DECISION TO REVERSE COURSE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N414YV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880405029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405029479I), Apr 5, 1988: Cessna 414 (N414YV), San Diego, CA. Poor vectors and misunderstandings on both sides caused pilot to make an approach to the wrong airport.

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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