# NTSB ATL82FKQ09: Cessna 414, N7706, Aberdeen, MS, January 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: January 12, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Aberdeen, MS
- Coordinates: 33.819889, -88.549079 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8199&lon=-88.5491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKQ09
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69677/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ09

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, descent - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- In flight encounter with weather, descent - emergency
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CRASHED ABOUT 3 HRS AFTER TAKING OFF WITH 4 1/2 HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. HE CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD. THE FIELD WAS LOCATED LESS THAN HALF WAY TO HIS DESTINATION. THE SHERIFF REPORTED MINIMUM VISIBILITY WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, BUT THE PLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND GROUND FIRE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OR INFLIGHT FIRE. THE PILOT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT: HE WAS CRUISING ABOVE AN OVERCAST AT 17,500 FT WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN CUTTING OUT AND FORCED HIM TO DESCEND THROUGH THE CLOUDS; HE DESCENDED TO VFR CONDITIONS AT 1200 FT AGL OVER SNOW COVERED TERRAIN AND DETERMINED HIS LOCATION BY VIEWING A WATER TOWER; HE THE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD WHEN HE SAW SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING; WHILE LANDING, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND TOUCHED DOWN FIRST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7706](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7706-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 414-0071, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 414-0071
- Airframe hours: 4844
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520J 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Joe E. Synder
- Registered owner: Eltro Enterprises
- Departed: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Destination: OKC, MIAMI, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,640 total, 46 in this make and model, 1,550 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820112000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820112000889A), Jan 12, 1982: Cessna 414, Aberdeen, MS, Destroyed. Pilot observed smoke from left engine. Descended from 17500 feet. Landed in field. Engine was not shut down.

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.

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