# NTSB OAK74AP045: Robertson 414, N8118Q, Carson City, NV, March 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1974
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1405  74/3/11    CARSON CITY,NEV     ROBERTSON 414       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2142                    N8118Q              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            61, 20250 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NEV             SAN JOSE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.L TURN,CLIMBOUT INTO MTN.MED CERT DENIED DUE TO GLYCOSURIA.RCVRD 3/13/74.STC SA48AW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8118Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118Q-1974-06-19), registration cancelled 1974-06-19, S/N 414-0018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carson City

## 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 19740311011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740311011199A), Mar 11, 1974: Cessna 414, Carson City, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Dark night.l turn,climbout into mtn. Med cert denied due to glycosuria. Rcvrd 3/13/74.STC SA48AW.

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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