# Accident 20080216011229A: Cessna 414A, Benton, KS, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7875° N, 97.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7875&lon=-97.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41LP-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216011229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008, APPROXIMATELY 18:45 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 414A, N41LP, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF LLOYD STEARMAN FIELD AIRPORT (1K1), BENTON, KANSAS. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED WINDS 020 AT 10 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 6 MILES RAIN AND MIST; SKY CONDITION, OVERCAST 300 FEET; TEMPERATURE ONE DEGREE CELSIUS (C); DEWPOINT, ZERO DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.64 INCHES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.

## 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 DEN08FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA059), Feb 17, 2008: Cessna 414A (N41LP), Benton, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's flight into known adverse weather conditions and the low clouds and visibility.

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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