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.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1986 | Cessna 414A | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1986 | Cessna 414A | Murtaugh, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Cessna 414 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1987 | Cessna 414A | Chinle, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1985 | Cessna 414 | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | Hertrich Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1986 | Mooney M20K | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Cessna 152 | Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City Air Taxi, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |