# NTSB investigations: Cessna 414, CA 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 WPR25FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA169.md): Cessna 414 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 8, 2025 · N414BA · Substantial damage > On June 08, 2025, at 1230 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 414A, N414BA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in San Diego, California. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB WPR23FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA092.md): Cessna 414 · Modesto, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 18, 2023 · N4765G · Substantial damage > 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. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction… - [NTSB WPR18FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA211.md): Cessna 414 · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Aug 5, 2018 · N727RP · Destroyed > The 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. - [NTSB GAA17CA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA581.md): Cessna 414 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2017 · N1652T · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB LAX03FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA067.md): Cessna 414 · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 2003 · N127WW · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's improper selection of the high boost position for the operating right engine while on base leg to land, which resulted in a loss of engine power of the right engine. Factors associated with the accident are the left engine's loss of… - [NTSB LAX99LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA188.md): Cessna 414 · Orland, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1999 · N8153Q · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power in both engines due to fuel contamination, which resulted from the fueling facilities improper quality control procedures. - [NTSB LAX96FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA200.md): Cessna 414 · Kernville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 1996 · N111AH · Destroyed > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising/mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions. - [NTSB LAX94FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA292.md): Cessna 414 · Taft, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1994 · N414RH · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: the uphill slope of the runway, tailwind, high density altitude, and failure of the pilot to correctly configure the… - [NTSB LAX93FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA112.md): Cessna 414 · Truckee, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1993 · N711LT · Destroyed > The decision of the pilot not to follow instrument flight rule procedures during instrument meteorological conditions and poor preflight planning which resulted in operation of the airplane over the maximum gross weight and reduced performance. Factors in the… - [NTSB LAX92FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA017.md): Cessna 414 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1991 · N3843C · Destroyed > The pilot's improper emergency procedures by not retracting the landing gear when he shut the engine down and his failure to maintain airspeed. The scavenge pump failure, shutting down the engine and the inadvertent stall were factors in the accident. - [NTSB LAX90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA120.md): Cessna 414 · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1990 · N711AG · Destroyed > Right main gear scissors assemlby becoming disconnected during landing roll, allowing the right run landing gear to collapse; scissor assembly washers not being replaced as recommended in Cessna aircraft service bulletin ME83-37.. - [NTSB LAX89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA081.md): Cessna 414 · Pleasanton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1989 · N1672T · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to properly follow the IFR (instrument flight rules) procedures by not maintaining the minimum descent altitude for that seqment of the approach. The weather conditions and mountainous terrain were considered to be related factors. - [NTSB LAX84IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA023.md): Cessna 414 · Van Nuys, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1983 · N414JC · No damage > During climb to cruise the pilot stated the nose of the abruptly pitched up. He physically overpowered the forces and landed the acft. Examination of the acft & systems revealed no failures that would account for the pitch up. - [NTSB LAX82FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA250.md): Cessna 414 · Burbank, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1982 · N46TA · Substantial damage > The left landing gear collapsed during landing roll. A retraction test of the left main gear and a chock of the downlocktension could not be made due to extensive damage. - [NTSB LAX80FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA065.md): Cessna 414 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Mar 14, 1980 · N4632G · Destroyed - [NTSB OAK79DVM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM23.md): Cessna 414 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 7, 1979 · N888AA · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX76IL089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76IL089.md): Cessna 414 · El Toro, CA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N8180K · Minor damage - [NTSB OAK75AP026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP026.md): Cessna 414 · Chester, CA · Accident · 8 fatal · Closed · Dec 22, 1974 · N414ZM · 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2075908')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2075908&state=CA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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