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FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Ft. Myers, FL · June 26, 2003

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Date
June 26, 2003 · 12:51 local
Place
Ft. Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N749AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03FA135
Reported as
Cessna 414
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N749AARegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0049 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 26, 2003, at 1251 EST, a Cessna 414, N749AA, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, experienced an in-flight loss of control and collided with trees and a section of a mobile home near north fort Myers, Florida. No post-crash fire was noted, and no evidence of an appreciable fuel spill was observed in the immediate vicinity of the wreckage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed, although the pilot had received flight following portions of the flight. The pilot reported everything seemed normal as he lowered the landing gear on the downwind leg. According to the pilot, as he turned base, the right engine failed and the aircraft entered a spin. The pilot stated he initiated a spin recovery, and from that point on was not sure as to what had occurred. At the overhaul facility, less then five gallons of fuel were recovered from each tip tank. Fuel was added to the aircraft, and a test club propeller was placed on the engine. The engine met satisfactory parameters.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2003, AT 1251 EST, A CESSNA 414, N749AA, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A SECTION OF A MOBILE HOME NEAR NORTH FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. NO POST-CRASH FIRE WAS NOTED, AND NO EVIDENCE OF AN APPRECIABLE FUEL SPILL WAS OBSERVED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE WRECKAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING PORTIONS OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AS HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS HE TURNED BASE, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN. THE PILOT STATED HE INITIATED A SPIN RECOVERY, AND FROM THAT POINT ON WAS NOT SURE AS TO WHAT HAD OCCURRED. AT THE OVERHAUL FACILITY, LESS THEN FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM EACH TIP TANK. FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND A TEST CLUB PROPELLER WAS PLACED ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE MET SATISFACTORY PARAMETERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportN. Fort Myers, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (Vs) following a total loss of engine power from the right engine due to fuel starvation, resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the…Jun 26, 2003 · Substantial damage