# NTSB LAX84IA023: Cessna 414, N414JC, Van Nuys, CA, October 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: October 20, 1983, 10:13 local (17:13 UTC)
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Coordinates: 34.189949, -118.490646 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1899&lon=-118.4906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84IA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24032/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA023

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, climb - to cruise
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE THE PILOT STATED THE NOSE OF THE ABRUPTLY PITCHED UP. HE PHYSICALLY OVERPOWERED THE FORCES AND LANDED THE ACFT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT & SYSTEMS REVEALED NO FAILURES THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PITCH UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N414JC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414JC), registered now, S/N 414-0395, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-n) (registry code 17264, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 414A0099
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-N 620 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kacl Cjrus;Er
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, October 17, 1983, 0 hours before
- Departed: VNY
- Destination: SMO, SANTA MONICA
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,305 total, 200 in this make and model, 4,270 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Lowest ceiling: 8 ft unknown
- Observed at: VNY, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19831020074429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020074429I), Oct 20, 1983: Cessna 414, Van Nuys, CA. Experienced an abrupt pitch up on climbout. Held by force for landing. Disconnect light inoperative. Trim horn weak

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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