# NTSB CHI89LA033: Cessna 414, N414CM, Pontiac, MI, December 20, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 19, 1988, 20:10 local (Dec 20, 1988, 02:10 UTC)
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA033

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach
  - 1 engine
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - gear down and locked - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N414CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414CM-1989-11-30), registration cancelled 1989-11-30, S/N 4140035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 414-0035
- Airframe hours: 5916
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-ECJ 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Elite Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 17, 1988, 78 hours before
- Departed: DTW, DETROIT, MI
- Destination: PTK
- Airport: PTK, Oakland Pontiac, runway 27L, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,023 total, 98 in this make and model, 880 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PTK

## 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 19881219055169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219055169A), Dec 19, 1988: Cessna 414, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Left engine quit on final due fuel exhaustion. Drifted off runway alignment, landed short with gear in down transit

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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