- Date
- September 20, 1984, 06:44 local (13:44 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2700SCessna 414A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840920049879A
- Case key
- 24403
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on IFR departure in minimal weather conditions. On takeoff roll, a pwr loss occurred on the rt eng and the acft veered to the rt. PIC (owner) in left seat initiated aborted takeoff, but rt seat plt took control, continued takeoff and feathered the rt prop. Both plts observed smoke from the engs on their respective sides, both thought landing gear was retracted. (Investigation revealed landing gear was down.) Acft could not maintain alt, plts elected to ditch in ocean. Investigation revealed acft had been serviced with 147 gals of jet fuel instead of avgas at 0445 hrs by a FBO lineman. The lineman had 3 weeks ttl experience, 1 1/2 hrs video tape training and was working 2 jobs 7 days per week.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2700S
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414A
- Airframe hours
- 1,056
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John K. Micuda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- CRQ · Carlsbad, CA
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRQ · Mcclellan Palomar, runway 24, 4,700 × 150 ft, water
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,565 total · 173 in this make and model · 1,431 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAN, 4 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.