# Accident 19970127000899A: Cessna 414, Springfield, MO, January 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1997, 13:41 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000899A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED AND SKIDDED SIDEWAY LANDING. ICE ON AIRFRAME WINDSHIELD AND RUNWAY. FREEZING RAIN. NO HEATED WINDSHIELD.

## 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 CHI97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA066), Jan 27, 1997: Cessna 414 (N414AM), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known icing conditions with an inadequate windscreen deicing system and the diminished visual lookout. Factors were the icing weather conditions and the windscreen…

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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