Cessna 414A accident near Guyton, GA
On December 29, 1997, a Cessna 414A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Guyton, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 1997
- Place
- Guyton, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.330°N, 81.391°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09344
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 29, 1997, about 0845 eastern standard time, a Cessna 414A, N414MT, registered to the Valley Forge Manufacturing Corp., collided with terrain while descending near Guyton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0723 from the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida. Review of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) communication tapes with the flight revealed that IFR clearance was received, the flight was cleared to taxi, and takeoff, then ATC tower transferred the flight to Orlando Approach Control, followed by Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, at 0734.39. At that time, a male voice (pilot) verified climbing to 12,000 feet and about 19 seconds later, the flight was cleared to flight level 190, which was acknowledged by the pilot. The flight was cleared to flight level 230 and at 0743.51, the flight was cleared by the controller to climb to flight level 250. The pilot acknowledged this and requested a routing change. The controller advised the pilot to standby, then about 5 minutes 12 seconds later, the controller advised the pilot to go ahead with his request. The pilot advised that after Savannah, the route would be Jet Route 191, Pulaski, as filed. The controller cleared the flight as requested then about 1 minute 25 seconds later, the controller advised the pilot that Jet Route 191 does not come out of Savannah, and th
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance of the cabin pressurization system, which resulted in inadequate pressurization and incapacitation of the pilot due to the hypoxia. Also causal was the pilot's failure to adequately monitor the cabin pressurization system.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
