# NTSB FTW75AF038: Cessna 414, N44JG, Pine Bluff, AR, December 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1974
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3751   74/12/6   PINE BLUFF,ARK      CESSNA 414          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1886
        TIME - 1930                    N44JG               PX-  2  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              PINE BLUFF,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW MDA DRG NITE VOR APCH.2ND APCH,1ST MISSED.PIC IN R FRONT SEAT,PLT AT CTLS UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44JG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44JG-1975-02-10), registration cancelled 1975-02-10, S/N 414-0019, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grider

## 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 19741206041659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741206041659A), Dec 6, 1974: Cessna 414, Pine Bluff, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below mda drg nite VOR apch.2nd apch,1st missed.PIC in r front seat,plt at ctls unk.

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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