# NTSB MIA74FKG32: Cessna 414, N816TP, Perry, GA, September 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Perry, GA · PERRY, GA
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3657  73/9/26    PERRY,GA            CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5875
        TIME - 1820                    N816TP              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY-FORT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   ATLANTA,GA                   WINTER HAVEN,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R PROP NOT FEA HIT TREES SHORT OF ARPT.PLT MULTI-ENG RATED CTR LINE THRUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N816TP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816TP-1976-10-19), registration cancelled 1976-10-19, S/N 44-0002 (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: Perry-Fort Valley

## 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 19730926036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926036319A), Sep 26, 1973: Cessna 414, Perry, GA, Substantial damage. R prop not fea hit trees short of arpt. Plt multi-eng rated ctr line thrust.

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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