# Accident 19930115000479A: Cessna 414, Reno, NV, January 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1993, 13:43 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4801° N, 119.7394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4801&lon=-119.7394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4733G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4733G-1995-09-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,935 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115000479A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED EMERGENCY ON IFR CLIMBOUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IMPACT IN SNOWY PASTURE. SNOW IN PITOT AND AIRFRAME.

## 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 LAX93FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA095), Jan 15, 1993: Cessna 414 (N4733G), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM COVERS DURING ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOCKED PITOT TUBE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATIONS. THIS LED TO PILOT DISORIENTATION…

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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