# Accident 20061226028139A: Cessna 414, Johnstown, PA, December 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2006, 15:55 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O9UA
- Location: 40.3158° N, 78.8342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3158&lon=-78.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400CS-2008-05-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,454 total, 299 in this make and model, 299 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226028139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1555E, N400CS, A C414, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 33 AFTER REPORTING SEVERE ICING WHILE ENROUTE FROM MORGANTOWN, WV TO TETERBORO, NJ. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA051), Dec 26, 2006: Cessna 414 (N400CS), Johnstown, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to abort the landing with a damaged airplane. Contributing to the accident were the damage from the airplane's impact with the runway, the pilot's failure to lower the…

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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