# Accident 19920305005079A: Cessna 414, Saginaw, MI, March 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1992, 15:04 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Tri City International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PQGA
- Location: 43.6202° N, 84.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6202&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69662, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69662-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,057 total, 184 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920305005079A

## Narrative

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

ON LOADING TAIL HIT RAMP. ON TAKEOFF REPORTED JAMMED ELEVATORS WANTED RETURN. TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 CHI92FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA104), Mar 5, 1992: Cessna 414 (N69662), Freeland, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING FLIGHT AFTER THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED DURING A LOADING OPERATION. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE…

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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