# Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 425

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN19FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA161.md): Cessna 425 · Butler, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 10, 2019 · N622MM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a descent to a diversion airport with only the left engine operating. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the right engine throttle, the cause of which could not be determined.
- [NTSB SEA06FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA022.md): Cessna 425 · Belgrade, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2005 · N701QR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident were dark night conditions, clouds, icing conditions, low visibility and snow.
- [NTSB DEN05FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA126.md): Cessna 425 · Lone Tree, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2005 · N425SG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to properly execute the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB LAX02FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA101.md): Cessna 425 · San Jose, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2002 · N444JV · Destroyed
  > the pilot's loss of control and resulting exceedence of the design stress limits of the aircraft, which led to an in-flight structural failure. The pilot's loss of control was due in part to the loss of primary airspeed reference resulting from pitot tube…
- [NTSB SEA01FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA017.md): Cessna 425 · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2000 · N41054 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed with an asymmetric thrust condition, resulting in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was an asymmetric engine thrust condition, which was present for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA030.md): Cessna 425 · Bohemia, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1996 · N425EW · Destroyed
  > the pilot's early descent to decision height and his failure to perform the missed approach procedure. A factor was the failure of air traffic control to issue a safety advisory.
- [NTSB MIA92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA085.md): Cessna 425 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1992 · N66LM · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control in flight by the pilot for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX92FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA090.md): Cessna 425 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 7 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1992 · N425BN · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in this accident were: 1) the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing and to properly evaluate the existing weather conditions prior to flight, and 2)…
- [NTSB MIA88FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA105.md): Cessna 425 · Sanford, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1988 · N6771Y · Destroyed
  > The flt was cleared for a night ILS apch & advised that twr at dest had closed. Twr had rptd at closing that fog was forming & the flt was advised of the fog. The acft was located on a remote part of the arpt the next morning. The ELT had activated but the…
- [NTSB DEN86MA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA061.md): Cessna 425 · Granby, CO · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1986 · N425SC · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, the plt advised ARTCC that the destination arpt appeared to be covered with fog. She then canceled her IFR flt plan. According to ground witnesses, the acft made several passes over the arpt. Witnesses also rprtd that the horizontal visibility…
- [NTSB NYC84FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA052.md): Cessna 425 · Newburgh, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1983 · N6774R · Destroyed
  > During arrival, there were indefinite delays at white plains, NY, so the plt diverted to Newburgh, NY. He was vectored for an ILS rwy 9 apch. While en route, the plt requested & was given the ILS freq, mins for the apch, the arpt elevation(491 ft MSL), the…
- [NTSB ATL82FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA018.md): Cessna 425 · Natchez, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 18, 1981 · N425AC · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076018', '207601A'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2076018

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