- Date
- October 20, 1984, 13:38 local (19:38 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1597TCessna 414-8
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841020057279A
- Case key
- 16509
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft departed the airport in IFR conditions (snowing) & was observed staggering into the air. Shortly after takeoff the acft struck power lines & crashed into homes in a residential area. Investigation revealed that the acft had accumulated ice & in addition was over certified max gross weight. There was no evidence of airframe, flt control or engine failure/malfunction prior to impact with the power lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1597T
- Reported as
- Cessna 414-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414-0377
- Airframe hours
- 18,035
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-B1BD, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metropolitan Intl Invest & Sec
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,200 total · 12,800 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CYS, 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.