Cessna 414 N13SE

Summary

On 12 January 1995 at about 14:04 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N13SE, operated by Merrill, Charles B. JR., was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, United States. 6 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 January 1995 at 14:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Bush Field (AGS)

Coordinates

33.3496, -81.9695

Aircraft

Cessna 414

Registration

N13SE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Merrill, Charles B. JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Swainsboro → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95FA036

4 people died.

THE LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY TORQUE THE CYLINDER THROUGH BOLTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 6300 FT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. APPROX 4 MIN LATER, AND AFTER THE PILOT HAD ESTABLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR A LANDING, HE REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE HAD ALSO LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DRIVEWAY AND SKIDDED INTO A BUILDING. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SHIFTING OF THE ENGINE CASE HALVES. REVIEW OF THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THAT SEVERAL CYLINDERS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN RECENT MONTHS; THE CYLINDER THROUGH BOLTS ARE USED TO TORQUE THE ENGINE CASE. A REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.