- Date
- December 24, 1986, 22:49 local (Dec 25, 1986, 04:49 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N414LLCessna 414A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861224070849A
- Case key
- 34276
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that this was not a charter flt and, as such, he decided to attempt the LOC 17 apch to Olathe even though the area was forecasting zero-zero conditions. According to the plt, the last thing he remembers during the flt is bracketing the LOC and reading 1,600 ft on the altimeter. Subsequently, the plt further stated, he remembers being on the ground inside the wreckage, mitigating the injuries suffered and trying to stay warm. A post-accident invest revealed that the acft was to the left of the localizer course when it struck two trees 12 ft AGL (1,062 ft MSL), while in a 30 deg right bank. The acft made a flat 360 right pirouette over some small trees, tearing off the left wing before impacting the grnd and sliding aprx 600 ft. a post-crash fire erupted from the right wing tank but it extinguished itself. A dot FAA operational flt test found the localizer to be within limits. A leak check of the acft static system and a bench check of both altimeters were satisfactory.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N414LL
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414A0627
- Airframe hours
- 2,403
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB9, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kansas City Aviation Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 24, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- IRK · Kirksville, MO
- Destination
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,117 total · 23 in this make and model · 3,902 as pilot in command · 243 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 20 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.