Cessna 414 N7VS

Summary

On 26 January 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N7VS, operated by Robert R. Alkema, was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 January 2000 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Downtown Airpark (2DT)

Coordinates

35.4293, -97.5207

Aircraft

Cessna 414

Registration

N7VS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Robert R. Alkema

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → El Paso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA075

2 people had minor injuries.

The failure of the pilot to deice the airplane prior to departure.

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

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The pilot reported that light snow was falling, with approximately 2 inches already on the ground, and the runway had been plowed approximately one hour prior to his departure. About 20 minutes had elapsed since the airplane had been towed from the '68 degree F' hangar. During the takeoff, the airplane accelerated 'normally' and became airborne after traveling about 2,160 feet down the 3,240-foot runway. After liftoff, the airplane did not climb above 25 or 30 feet agl. The airplane impacted an embankment at the end of the runway, continued across railroad tracks, and through a fence coming to rest in a brick storage yard about 800-1,000 feet from the departure end of the runway. The pilot stated that someone told him that the airport did not have any deicing equipment, therefore, he did not deice the airplane. The weather facility, located 5 miles from the accident site, reported the wind from 100 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 1/2 mile with snow and freezing fog, temperature 27 degrees F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.