# Accident 20201009019819A: Cessna 414, Palm Beach, FL, October 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8132Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8132Q-2024-04-27) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 7
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,981 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201009019819A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATING CESSNA U206F, SERIAL NUMBER U20603093, REGISTERED NUMBER N8123Q WITH TWO PILOTS AND 5 PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45) RUNWAY 14, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO TAKEOFF, RUNNING OFF RUNWAY END CRASHING INTO DIRT MOUND FLIPPING 180 ° DEGREES INTO A WATER MARSH POND. BOTH PILOTS AND 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES, ALL PASSENGERS ARE FAMILY MEMBERS, 4 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN.

AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN CRASH. AIRCRAFT N8123Q^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8132Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840509016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016459I), May 9, 1984: Cessna 414 (N8132Q), Grantsville, UT, Minor damage. Right engine struck the runway on attempted go around to prevent gear up landing. Had failed to put gear down.

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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