Cessna 414 N13FH
13 December 1985 · Georgetown, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N13FH, operated by Hertrich Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Delaware, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sussex Co. (GED)
- Coordinates
- 38.6904, -75.3790
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N13FH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hertrich Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monmoth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- BFO86LHD01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES DURING A VOR APCH AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PLT FLEW THE APCH WITH THE AUTOPILOT COUPLED. THE ALT HOLD AND ALERT WERE SET FOR THE MDA. WHEN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT ENVIROMENT WAS ESTABLISHED, THE PLT DISCONNECTED THE ALT HOLD AND BEGAN LOWERING FULL FLAPS. AT THIS TIME THE ELECTRIC TRIM PITCHED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DOWN AND THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Cessna 414 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Cessna 414 | Sadsburyville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1985 | Cessna 414 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1984 | Cessna 414 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1985 | Cessna 177 | Delaware City, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-24-260 | Middletown, Delaware, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Cessna 401 | Cheswold, Delaware, United States | Aero Quest Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1984 | Cessna 182D | Woodside, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32R | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1986 | White Lightning WLAC-1 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Howell C. Jones | No injuries | - |