# Accident 19950214001719A: Cessna 414, Mcgregor, TX, February 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1995, 01:08 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Airport: Mcgregor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4500° N, 97.3700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4500&lon=-97.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4643G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 318 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950214001719A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH TO LAND ON VOR APPROACH BEGAN MISSED APPROACH. BANKED RIGHT AND WING STRUCK TREES. CONTINUED FOR 400FT.

## 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 FTW95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA115), Feb 14, 1995: Cessna 414 (N4643G), Mcgregor, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED INITIATION OF THE MISSED APPROACH UNTIL WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE AND BEYOND THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH POINT. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND THE LOW CEILING AND…

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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