# Accident 19990828043859A: Cessna 414, Alpine, TX, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine/Casparis Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3595° N, 103.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3595&lon=-103.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67JM-2002-11-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828043859A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SURGING DURING THE CLIMB WHICH NEVER EXCEEDED 150 FEET. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH INCLUDED SELECTING HIGH BOOST PUMP, THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONCENTRATE ON LANDING THE A/C IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHOUT HITTING A HOUSE. THE A/C CAME TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD AND CAUGHT FIRE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE, LEFT MAGNETO WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS ONLY FIRING ON THREE CYLINDERS. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED HIGH BOOST PUMP HE FLOODED THE ENGINE, COMPOUNDED BY THE INOPERATIVE MAGNETOS CAUSING A LOSS OF THRUST FROM THE CRITICAL LEFT ENGINE. THE LEFT WING LOCKER FUEL CAP WAS FOUND TO BE OPEN AND FUEL HAD BEEN SLOSHING OUT. THE PIC DID NOT FEATHER THE LEFT PROP AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THIS EMERGENCY WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE A/C WAS OVER THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT.

## 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 FTW99LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA241), Aug 28, 1999: Cessna 414 (N67JM), Alpine, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the emergency fuel boost pump, which resulted in excessive fuel flow to the engine and subsequent total loss of left engine power. Factor's were the high density altitude,…

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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