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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Defiance, OH · March 19, 1994

Date
March 19, 1994 · 13:55 local
Place
Defiance, OH
Airport
Defiance Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1576T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94FA067
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed power loss and erratic actions on approach. Then dived to ground. Fuel tanks empty. Recent bypass surgery.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED POWER LOSS AND ERRATIC ACTIONS ON APPROACH. THEN DIVED TO GROUND. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. RECENT BYPASS SURGERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.