# Accident 19970824023449A: Cessna 414A, Anderson, SC, August 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5092° N, 82.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5092&lon=-82.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4668N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4668N) (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 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 791 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023449A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY LANDING AT AND. RAN OFF END THRU A FENCE. ENGINE THREW ROD THRU CASE. (-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SECURED TEH ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE SAID HE WAS FAST ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA124), Aug 24, 1997: Cessna 414A (N4668N), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged distance and speed on final approach to land and failed to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with a…

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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