Cessna 414A N27332

Summary

On 29 June 1988 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 414A registered N27332 was involved in an accident near Agua Caliente, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 1988 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Agua Caliente, California, United States

Coordinates

32.7898, -116.9594

Aircraft

Cessna 414A

Registration

N27332

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Agua Caliente → Calexico

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA238

1 person had minor injuries.

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 A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND TURNED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. EN ROUTE, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD, WHERE, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN ABANDONED CAR AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINES TO BOTH ENGINES WERE PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IN THE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCD THE LEFT ENGINE HAD LOST POWER AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES. AFTER EACH OCCURRANCE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE FOUND RANGED FROM A CLOGGED OIL SEPARATOR TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE THAT WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS HOSES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.