# Accident 19961126047409A: Cessna 414, Richwood, WV, November 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Richwood, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2605° N, 80.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2605&lon=-80.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73CP-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961126047409A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER VFR WITH LESS THEN VFR WEATHER MINIMUMS.

## 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 NYC97FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA021), Nov 26, 1996: Cessna 414 (N73CP), Duo, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight…

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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