# Accident 20070209002209A: Cessna 414, Rocksprings, TX, February 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rocksprings, TX
- Airport: Edwards County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0102° N, 100.2092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-100.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69845-2017-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,212 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070209002209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR AND ATTEMPTED A VOR 14 APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE ROCKSPRINGS (ECU) TX AIRPORT. APPROACH WEATHER MINIMUMS ARE 488 FEET AGL/1 MILE VISIBILITY. AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH, METAR WEATHER REPORT WAS 300 OVERCAST AND 3/4 MILE VISIBILITY. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW PRESCRIBED MINIMUMS AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 DFW07FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA067), Feb 9, 2007: Cessna 414 (N69845), Rocksprings, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. Contributing factors were the below approach/landing minimums weather and the drizzle/mist weather conditions.

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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