- Date
- January 3, 1982, 17:04 local (22:04 UTC)
- Place
- Ashland, VA
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2620LCessna 414A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1983
- Report
- Board-adopted at Board Meeting
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19820103082739A
- Case key
- 69814
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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
The plt received 2 wx briefings, one on the evening bfr the flt, another at 1009 EST, within 3 hrs of the tkof time. IFR conditions were forcasted at the uncontrolled, destination arpt. The plt filed an IFR flt plan, but did not list an alternate arpt. The acft departed boca roton, FL at 1257 EST. The flt was uneventful en route & all communications were normal. During arrival, the plt was cleared for a VOR 3 apch to rwy 16. The min dscnt alt (mda) for the apch was 800 ft MSL (595 ft AGL) and the min vis was 1 mi. Svrl witnesses at & near the arpt saw or heard the acft. They described the acft as crossing the arpt from the west side to the east. Those who saw it described it to be aprx 150 to 200 ft AGL, in & out of the clds. Reportedly, the acft then circled & crossed the arpt again. Subsequently, it struck an 80 ft tree, then impacted the gnd in a steep descent. There was no evidence of failure of malfunction of the airframe or pwrplnt bfr impact. The acft was estimated to be 46 lbs ovr the max gross wt lmt during impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2620L
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ashland Properties
- Registered owner
- Ashland Properties
- Departed
- C · Boca Raton, FL
- Destination
- C · Ashland, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Hanover County, runway 16, 4,650 × 80 ft, asphalt
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,809 total · 250 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.