# Accident 19940319005839A: Cessna 414, Defiance, OH, March 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1994, 13:55 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Airport: Defiance Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2810° N, 84.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2810&lon=-84.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1576T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1576T-2013-09-13) (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 TSIO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319005839A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC94FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA067), Mar 19, 1994: Cessna 414 (N1576T), Defiance, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision and planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.

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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