# Accident 19970408044719A: Cessna 414, Hillsboro, OH, April 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1997, 15:33 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Airport: Highland County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1992° N, 83.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1992&lon=-83.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13MN-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (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 TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408044719A

## Narrative

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

CIRCUING LOW AND SLOW STALLED OUT OFF STEEP TURN. HIT TREES AND VEHICLES. BURNED. GENERAL POOR CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. (-23) ON APRIL 08, 1997 AT 1533 EDT, N13MN, A CESSNA CE-414 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE HIGHLAND COUNTY AIRPORT IN HILLSBORO, OHIO.  THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH ITS PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE UPON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CINCINNATI, OHIO, LUNKEN AIRPORT, DESTINATION UNKNOWN.

## 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 IAD97FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA064), Apr 8, 1997: Cessna 414 (N13MN), Hillsboro, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an advertent stall and collision with trees, vehicles, and the terrain.

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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