# NTSB FTW82AA299: Robertson C-414, N110VM, Lindale, TX, July 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1982, 19:22 local (Jul 29, 1982, 00:22 UTC)
- Place: Lindale, TX
- Coordinates: 32.500259, -95.400444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5003&lon=-95.4004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 12 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82AA299
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71434/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82AA299

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - performance data - not understood, pilot in command (cause)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, company/operator management (cause)
  - insuff standards/requirements,operation/operator, company/operator mgmt (contributing factor)
  - inadequate certification/approval,airman, faa(organization) (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
- Fire, other
  - passenger briefing - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

7-SEAT ACFT TOOK OFF WITH 4 ADULTS & 8 CHILDREN ABOARD. ACFT ROTATED AT ABOUT 2000 FT DOWN RWY & CLIMBED IN A FLAT NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE BEFORE SETTLING INTO 30 FT TREES ABOUT 4223 FT FROM POINT OF LIFT-OFF. ACFT OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY 2 OR 3 TIMES IN THE PITCH AXIS DURING THE 20-30 SEC FLT. ACFT WAS ABOUT 445 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT & CG WAS 4.26 INCHES AFT OF THE AFT LIMIT. ON 6/9/82 THE PLT TOOK A CHECKRIDE TO HAVE A "CENTERLINE THRUST ONLY" RESTRICTION REMOVED FROM HIS MULTI-ENG RATING. 59 OF HIS 62 HRS MULTI-ENG WERE AS COPILOT. HE HAD NO FORMAL C-414 TRAINING & HAD RECD ONLY 2 HRS OF INSTRUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL MULTI-ENG ACFT. HE HAD NEVER BEEN REQUIRED TO PERFORM WT/BAL COMPUTATIONS IN HIS MILITARY FLYING OR ANY FAA EXAM OR CHECKRIDES. CO MANAGEMENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH INSURANCE STIPULATIONS WHICH REQUIRED PLT OF THEFLT TO ATTEND A CESSNA FLT TRAINING SCHOOL, NOR DID THE PLT SATISFY THE MINIMUM HR REQUIREMENTS. FAA CERT EXAMINER LOST CERT ON 7/10/82, HISTORY OF INCOMPLETE OR SUBSTANDARD CHECKRIDES. OCCUPANTS DIED OF THERMAL BURNS & SMOKE INHALATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110VM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110VM-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 414-0390, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON C-414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 414-0390
- Airframe hours: 2459
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-N 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Last Days Ministries
- Registered owner: William D. Jenkins
- Departed: LINDALE, TX
- Destination: LINDALE, TX
- Airport: Garden Valley (Pvt), runway 34, 3,163 × 50 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 758 total, 59 in this make and model, 691 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TYR, 10 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 19820728035609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728035609A), Jul 28, 1982: Cessna 414, Lindale, TX, Destroyed, 11 fatal. Aircraft was loaded over gross and aft of CG. Pilot not qualified made early liftoff. Mushed into trees and burned.

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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