# NTSB ATL97LA124: Cessna 414A, N4668N, Anderson, SC, August 24, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 24, 1997, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Anderson, SC - Coordinates: 34.509204, -82.640052 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5092&lon=-82.6401&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3892 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL97LA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3892/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA124 ## Probable cause the pilot misjudged distance and speed on final approach to land and failed to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with a fence. A related factor was the loss of engine power during flight. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal - 1 engine - engine assembly - undetermined (cause) - Overrun, emergency landing - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - fence (contributing factor) ## Analysis The flight was en route from Charlotte, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia, when the left engine lost power. The pilot declared an emergency and initiated an emergency landing at the Anderson County Airport. He and witnesses stated that the airplane touched down about halfway down the runway and departed the end of the runway. The airplane then struck a fence and crossed a road before it came to a stop. An FAA inspector found the left engine to have seized, and it contained a large hole in the top of the engine case. ## Factual narrative On August 24, 1997, about 1230 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 414A, N4668N, owned and operated by the private pilot, collided with a fence during an emergency landing at the Anderson County Airport, Anderson, South Carolina. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot, and one passenger were not injured while one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that while en route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia, the left engine quit. The pilot declared an emergency and landed at Anderson County Airport. Witnesses stated that the aircraft touched down about halfway down runway 5, and departed the end of the runway, striking a fence and crossing a nearby road before it came to a stop. The FAA found the left engine to have seized and containing a large hole in top of the case. The right engine was rotating freely. The FAA found substantial damage to the bottom of the airplane and to the flight controls. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4668N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4668N), registered now, S/N 414A0061, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 414A - Registry model: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 414A0061 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Paul B. Dubinsky - Registered owner: David Masters & Paul Dubinsky - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: CLT, CHARLOTTE, NC - Destination: PDK, ATLANTA, GA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: AND, Anderson County, runway 5, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,168 total, 791 in this make and model, 1,019 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: AND, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19970824023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023449A), Aug 24, 1997: Cessna 414A, Anderson, SC, Substantial damage. Left engine quit enroute. Overshot runway landing at and. Ran off end thru a fence. Engine threw rod thru case. (-23) during cruise flight the left engine… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.