# Accident 19960519010899A: Cessna 414, Kernville, CA, May 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1996, 10:18 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7291° N, 118.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7291&lon=-118.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111AH-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,619 total, 213 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA200), May 19, 1996: Cessna 414 (N111AH), Kernville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR 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…

## Other reports on N111AH (1)

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

- [Incident 19910308008429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308008429I), Mar 8, 1991: Cessna 414 (N111AH), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed with the nose gear retracted.

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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