# Accident 19901017046249A: Cessna 414A, Jackson, WY, October 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4700° N, 110.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4700&lon=-110.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26853, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26853-1991-02-28) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,392 total, 1,095 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017046249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF BECAUSE IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. ICE AND SNOW ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA007), Oct 17, 1990: Cessna 414A (N26853), Jackson, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO REMOVE SNOW AND ICE FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKEOFF, AND HIS DELAY IN ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

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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