Cessna 414 N414ZM
22 December 1974 · Chester, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1974 at about 15:07 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N414ZM, operated by McGee Enterpri, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chester, California, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N414ZM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McGee Enterpri
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Eureka, Calif → Winnemucca, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4316
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
EMPENNAGE SEPARATED.ENTERED OCST ABT 19000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1974 | Cessna 414 | Woodbine, Kansas, United States | Harold Johnsto | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1974 | Cessna 414 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Pellet-Air, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1974 | Cessna 414 | Lebanon, Missouri, United States | Empire GAS COR | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Dec 1974 | Cessna 414 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Ragsdale Aviat | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 1974 | Cessna 414 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Holloway Const | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1974 | Cessna 414 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Tesoro Alaskan | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |