Cessna 414 N1592T

Summary

On 11 December 2003 at about 15:47 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N1592T, operated by Saunders Advisory Group, was involved in an accident near Greeneville, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 December 2003 at 15:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Greeneville-Greene County Muni (GCY)

Coordinates

36.2139, -82.8139

Aircraft

Cessna 414

Registration

N1592T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Saunders Advisory Group

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Greeneville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04FA051

4 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in icing conditions on a circling approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees and terrain. A factor in the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to activate the alternate induction air system, and exceeding the maximum landing weight of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on a circling approach for landing in instrument icing conditions. The landing gear were extended and the flaps were lowered to15 degrees. The alternate air induction system was not activated. The surviving passenger stated when the airplane came out of the clouds and the airplane started to buffet and shake. The pilot was heard to state on the UNICOM frequency by the fixed base operator and a lineman, "Emergency engine ice." The airplane was observed to make a 60-degree angle of bank and collided with trees and terrain. The Pilot's Operating Handbook states the airplane will stall at 129 miles per hour with the landing gear and flaps down at 15-degrees. The maximum landing weight for the Cessna 414 is 6,430 pounds. The total aircraft weight at the crash site was 6,568.52 pounds. Witnesses who knew the pilot stated the pilot had flown one other known flight in icing conditions before the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.