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FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Costa Mesa, CA · August 5, 2018

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Date
August 5, 2018 · 12:29 local
Place
Costa Mesa, CA
Airport
John Wayne
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N727RP
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18FA211
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
957 total126 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N727RPRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2019 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0385 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fixed wing accident

Registration:N727RP

Make:1973 Cessna

Model:414 chancellor

Serial number: 0385

On August 5, 2018, at approximately 1929 UTC (coordinated universal time), a Cessna model 414, U.S. Registered aircraft; N727RP was destroyed when it impacted the ground in a parking lot located near the intersection of bristol and sunflower streets in Costa Mesa California. The aircraft was on a downwind approach to land on runway 20R, at John Wayne Airport (sna) santa ana, California. The instrument, and multi-engine rated private pilot, who was in command of the aircraft at the time of the accident along with four passengers who were on board sustained severe injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene by the santa ana coroner?s office. There were no reported injuries on the ground. Several parked vehicles sustained minor damage while one parked vehicle sustained major damage. The flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

FIXED WING ACCIDENT

REGISTRATION:N727RP

MAKE:1973 CESSNA

MODEL:414 CHANCELLOR

SERIAL NUMBER: 0385

ON AUGUST 5, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1929 UTC (COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), A CESSNA MODEL 414, U.S. REGISTERED AIRCRAFT; N727RP WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PARKING LOT LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BRISTOL AND SUNFLOWER STREETS IN COSTA MESA CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20R, AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (SNA) SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. THE INSTRUMENT, AND MULTI-ENGINE RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ALONG WITH FOUR PASSENGERS WHO WERE ON BOARD SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES AND WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY THE SANTA ANA CORONER?S OFFICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES ON THE GROUND. SEVERAL PARKED VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE ONE PARKED VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR18FA211Accident · 5 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportSanta Ana, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin at a low altitude, which the pilot was unable to recover from.Aug 5, 2018 · Destroyed