# Accident 19940719018839A: Cessna STC414, Taft, CA, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Taft-Kern County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CUCA
- Location: 35.5403° N, 118.9098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5403&lon=-118.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414RH-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC414
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018839A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART UPHILL RUNWAY.UNABLE CLIMB BANKED.DRAGGED WING.CARTWHEELED.RUNWAY TAKEOFF RESTRICTED. FLAPS GEAR DOWN.

## 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 LAX94FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA292), Jul 19, 1994: Cessna 414 (N414RH), Taft, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UPHILL SLOPE OF THE RUNWAY, TAILWIND, HIGH DENSITY…

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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