Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 414A N414NY

18 May 1986 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 May 1986 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 414A registered N414NY, operated by East Coast Airways, Ltd, was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Bader Field (A1Y)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 414A
Registration
N414NY
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
East Coast Airways, Ltd
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Atlantic City → Atlantic City
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
NYC86FA131

People

1 person died, including 1 on the ground.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured On the ground
5 1 1 2 0 1

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

DURING TKF GND RUN, AT A SPEED OF 95 KTS, THE PLT PULLED THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK TO LIFT OFF. THE CONTROL WHEEL, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WOULD NOT GO BACK MORE THAN ABOUT 2 INCHES; WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF THE NORMAL FULL AFT TRAVEL. THE ACFT REACHED A SPEED OF ABOUT 105 KTS AND HAD TRAVELED MORE THAN HALF OF THE RWY LENGTH WHEN THE PLT ABORTED THE TKF. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH AN OCCUPIED CAR THAT WAS ON A NEARBY STREET. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFTSIDE VOR IND HAD LOOSENED FROM ITS MOUNTING CLAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT WAS LAYING AGAINST THE CONTROL WHEEL TUBE, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, LIMITING THE CONTROL WHEEL TO 2.5 INCHES OF REARWARD TRAVEL. THE PLT STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE CONTROL LOCK BEFORE ENGINE START AND PERFORMED A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK BEFORE TKF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Dec 1986 Cessna 414A
N414LL
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7 Dec 1986 Cessna 414A
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Murtaugh, Idaho, United States - Serious injuries -
2 Apr 1985 Cessna 414
XBDED
Eagle Mountain, California, United States - Unknown -
4 Oct 1985 Cessna 414
N24ET
Sarasota, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
14 Mar 1987 Cessna 414A
N26864
Chinle, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Dec 1985 Cessna 414
N13FH
Georgetown, Delaware, United States Hertrich Aviation, Inc. No injuries -

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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