# Accident 20230118000859A: Cessna 414, Modesto, CA, January 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2023, 13:07 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6183° N, 120.9379° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6183&lon=-120.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4765G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4765G) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230118000859A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED KMOD RUNWAY 10L ON JANUARY 18, 2023 AT 12:59 PST.  AT 13:02 PST THE PILOT RETURNS TO THE AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY 28R AFTER REPORTING RADIO ISSUES.  AT 13:07 THE AIRPLANE IS SEEN ENTERING A SPIN AT ABOUT 200 AND LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY 28R.   THE AIRPLANE IMPACTS THE GROUND LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 28R.

## 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 WPR23FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA092), Jan 18, 2023: Cessna 414 (N4765G), Modesto, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain proper airspeed during a turn to final, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.…

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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