# Accident 20140321004829A: Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG, Palatka, FL, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 10:53 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6581° N, 81.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6581&lon=-81.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717RR-2018-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC41-550FG (registry code 2073320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321004829A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2014, ON OR ABOUT 1053 LOCAL TIME; N717RR WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT, FLORIDA (SGJ) ENROUTE TO THE PALATKA AIRPPORT, FLORIDA (28J). PILOT DECIDED NOT TO LAND AND INITIATED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE, DURING CLIMB OUT ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A LOWE?S STORE BACK PARKING LOT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD SUFERED SERIOUS 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 ERA14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA161), Mar 21, 2014: Cessna LC41-550FG (N717RR), Palatka, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper management of the fuel mixture and his failure to use the appropriate checklist and guidance during the flight, which resulted in an overrich mixture condition, carbon-fouling of…

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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