# NTSB NYC77DNC21: Cessna 414, N5264J, Carabasset, ME, February 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Carabasset, ME · CARABASSET, ME
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0373  77/2/14    CARABASSET,ME       CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3162
        TIME - 1215                    N5264J              PX-  0  0  5  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGARLOAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARABASSET,ME               COLLEGEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED WITH APPROX 1 1/2 IN SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5264J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5264J), registered now, S/N 414-0854, built 1976 (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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sugarloaf

## 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 19770214003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214003119A), Feb 14, 1977: Amtr 2079251, Carabasset, ME, Substantial damage. Rwy covered with approx 1 1/2 in snow.

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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