- Date
- November 24, 1983, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesville, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6623CCessna 414A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831124060059A
- Case key
- 6238
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After departure at 1417 CST, radar track showed the acft climbing to & maintaining 7,600 ft until about 1733 EST & 28-30 mi north of the knoxville VOR. The acft then descended & crossed the snowbird VOR at about 6,700 ft. there were several up & down altitude excursions. After crossing snowbird VOR the acft turned south & again there were altitude excursions. The final radar contact was at 6,100 ft & about 1 mi from the crash site. The acft had impacted mountainous terrain at about 6,000 ft MSL & 11 mi from the destination. Meteorological conditions at the crash site included low clouds & precipitation. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.04%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6623C
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414A0033
- Airframe hours
- 73
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin Tool Works
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1983 · 157 hours before
- Departed
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Destination
- 24A · Sylva, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 713 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 13 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.