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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Kernville, CA · May 19, 1996

Date: May 19, 1996 · 10:18 local
Place: Kernville, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N111AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX96FA200
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,619 total213 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N111AHRegistration cancelled Jan 21, 1997 · Cessna 414S/N 4140089 Airframe modelCessna 414

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What happened

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Flew into cloud obscured mountain. Pilot reported not well. Alcohol in system.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. PILOT REPORTED NOT WELL. ALCOHOL IN SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX96FA200Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKernville, CAVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising/mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.May 19, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N111AH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910308008429IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Apple Valley, CAUnable to lower nose gear. Landed with the nose gear retracted.Mar 8, 1991 · Minor damage