Cessna 414 N1171L
18 July 1974 · Cordova, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1974 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N1171L, operated by Tesoro Alaskan, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cordova, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordova, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cordova Mile 13
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N1171L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tesoro Alaskan
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kenai, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2260
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
FAILED TO EXECUTE PUBLISHED INST APCH.DESCENDED INTO MTN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 22 Dec 1974 | Cessna 414 | Chester, California, United States | McGee Enterpri | Fatal | 8 |
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 | - |