# Accident 19890109000339A: Cessna 414, Oakland, CA, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 11:24 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6503° N, 121.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6503&lon=-121.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1672T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1672T-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 149 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109000339A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO A RIDGE ON ILS APPROACH. WAS GIVEN LOW ALTITUDE WARNING PILOT LACKED CURRENT IFR.

## 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 LAX89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA081), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 414 (N1672T), Pleasanton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) PROCEDURES BY NOT MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THAT SEQMENT OF THE APPROACH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND…

## Other reports on N1672T (1)

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

- [Incident 19850828076819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828076819I), Aug 28, 1985: Cessna 414 (N1672T), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Unable to fully extend the left main gear. Diverted and landed gear up. Gear was caught in well. Bad gear bearing.

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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