# Accident 20150407004079A: Cessna 414A, Bloomington, IL, April 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2015, 00:06 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Central Il Regl Airport At Bloomi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4961° N, 88.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4961&lon=-88.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789UP-2018-03-06) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150407004079A

## Narrative

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

N789UP DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IND) AT APPROXIMATELY 0408Z ON APRIL 6, 2015. THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 58 MINUTES WITH THE LAST RADAR RETURN RECEIVED BY CHAMPAIGN APPROACH CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 0506Z. AT APPROXIMATELY 0500Z N789UP WAS VECTORED TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE BY PEORIA APPROACH CONTROL. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT COMMENCED THE ILS20 (I-LHJ) APPROACH INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS

REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (KBMI). THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO

FOLLOW THE GLIDEPATH AND LOCALIZER COURSE ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA FROM

CHAMPAIGN APPROACH CONTROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 0502Z THERE WAS A SLIGHT

LEFT DEVIATION OF LOCALIZER COURSE, BUT IT WAS CORRECTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 0503Z THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE COVERAGE OF BOTH THE CHAMPAIGN AND PEORIA RADARS. DURING THAT TIME, FLIGHT PATH DATA IS UNAVAILABLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0504Z THE AIRCRAFT REAPPEARED ON CHAMPAIGN RADAR IN A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE CLIMB TO AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 1900-2000 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN TO THE EAST. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY EASTBOUND WITH VARYING ALTITUDES (1500-2000 FEET MSL), GROUNDSPEEDS (43 KNOTS TO 123 KNOTS), AND SLIGHT HEADING CHANGES. AT APPROXIMATELY 0506Z THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FINAL CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET MSL AND A GROUNDSPEED OF 43 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DROPS BELOW RADAR AT APPROXIMATELY 0506Z. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF IMPACT WAS AROUND 0506Z. ALL OCCUPANTS INCLUDING 6 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA190), Apr 7, 2015: Cessna 414A (N789UP), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the instrument approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle 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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