Cessna 414 N18SM

Summary

On 24 August 1984 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N18SM was involved in an accident near Wallingford, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 1984 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wallingford, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Rutland (RUT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 414

Registration

N18SM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Worcester → Rutland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84FA294

2 people died.

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

THE PLT WAS EXECUTING SECOND ATTEMPT FOR A INSTRUMENT APCH, LDA RWY 19, FOLLOWING A MISSED APCH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE PLT LAST REPORTED OVER THE IAF, 9 MIS NORTH OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAIN AT A ELEVATION OF 1700 FTAND 5 MIS SOUTH OF THE ARPT. THE WRECKAGE WAS ORIENTED ON A 190 DEG MAG HEADING AND NEAR THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RWY 19. THE MDA FOR THE APCH IS 1680 FT MSL. THE MAP IS A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 5000 FT DIRECT TO THE IAF. THE ARPT IS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS. THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE FOUND EXTENDED. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED ON EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.