# Accident 19881222056979A: Cessna 414, Erie, PA, December 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1988, 08:38 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BBZA
- Location: 41.8995° N, 80.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8995&lon=-80.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244RM-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,712 total, 154 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222056979A

## Narrative

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

SEEN MANEUVERING IN STEEP LOW SPEED TURN. DAMAGE INDICATES A STALL. TWELVE MONTH FLIGHT CHECK INCLUDED STEEP TURNS

## 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 NYC89FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA053), Dec 22, 1988: Cessna 414 (N244RM), Franklin Twp, PA, 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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