# Accident 20240627010799A: Cessna 414A, Mckinney, TX, June 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2024, 10:28 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1608° N, 96.5837° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1608&lon=-96.5837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414BS) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,544 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240627010799A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY THE TKI TOWER AT 1526:40Z.  AT 1528:00Z, THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST THE LEFT ENGINE.  TKI TOWER ADVISED A RIGHT TURN AND CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO LAND ANY RUNWAY.  PILOT TURNED LEFT, INTO THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, LEFT PROPELLER NOT FEATHERED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LARGE GRAVEL MOUND, INVERTED, AT 15:28:41Z.  A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE COCKPIT, FORWARD.  THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DIED AT THE SCENE; THE CABIN PASSENGER SUFFERED CRITICAL 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 CEN24FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA240), Jun 27, 2024: Cessna 414A (N414BS), McKinney, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt continued flight after a loss of left engine power with usable runway remaining and his subsequent failure to follow the emergency procedures and maintain air…

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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