# Accident 19981117031539A: Cessna 414, Monroe, LA, November 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1998, 18:58 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5303° N, 92.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5303&lon=-92.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30ML-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981117031539A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) ON 17 NOV 98 AT 1855 CST, A CESSNA 414, N30ML SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED BY SEQUEL GROUP, INC. WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY JUST TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES, BOTH OF DALLAS, TEXAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED MULTIENGINE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO DALLAS, TEXAS, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 04 AT 1853. THE CONTROLLER HEARD A NOISE AND THE ELT SIGNAL AT 1854:50. FOG HAMPERED THE SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT.. THE 1853 CST WEATHER OBSERVATION (METAR) FOR MONROE REPORTED A VISIBILITY OF 1/4 STATUTE MILE IN FOG WITH A VERTICAL VISIBILITY OF 100 FEET AND CALM WINDS.

## 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 FTW99LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA029), Nov 18, 1998: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Factors were fog, low ceilings, and dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N30ML (2)

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

- [Accident 19880101000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101000089A), Jan 1, 1988: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to extend the nose gear for landing. Landed nose gear up. Flat nose strut and mechanical problems in strut.
- [Incident 19830812062239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812062239I), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Fire and power loss of right engine broken cylinder burned a hole in rocker box and ignited oil. Melted intake pipe

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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