Cessna 411 accident near Corona, CA

On May 4, 2003, a Cessna 411 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corona, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

May 4, 2003

Place

Corona, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 411 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

33.897°N, 117.574°W

NTSB ID

20030513X00652

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 4, 2003, at 1453 Pacific daylight time, the pilot of a Cessna 411 twin engine airplane, N1133S, lost control and collided with terrain approximately 2 miles east of the Corona Municipal Airport, Corona, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from the Corona airport around 1430, and was en route to Santa Monica, California. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications, and family members, the purpose of the flight was to deliver the airplane to Santa Monica Propeller for maintenance on one of the airplane's propellers. The pilot checked in with Southern California Approach (SoCal Approach) and requested flight following to Santa Monica. Approximately 3 minutes after checking in with SoCal approach, the pilot reported having engine difficulties and was returning to Corona. SoCal approach assisted the pilot with vectors to Corona Airport. SoCal approach lost radar contact with the airplane approximately 3 miles to the east of Corona Airport. So Cal approach advised loss of radar contact then instructed the pilot to change to the airport advisory frequency, which the pilot acknowledged. The airplane flew over several witnesses who were within 1/2 mile of the accident site. They reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) that they observed the airpl

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to properly configure the airplane for a one engine inoperative condition (including his failure to feather the propeller of the affected engine, retract the landing gear, and maintain minimum single engine speed). Factors related to the accident were fuel starvation of the left engine, due to an inadequate fuel supply in the left tanks, inoperative fuel transfer pumps, an

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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.