Cessna 414 accident near Johnstown, PA
On December 26, 2006, a Cessna 414 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Johnstown, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 26, 2006
- Place
- Johnstown, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.316°N, 78.834°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070105X00011
Official records · NYC07FA051
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Partial Transcript, Cleveland AFSS: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Partial Transcript, Cleveland ARTCC: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Johnstown Tower Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Johnstown Tower Controllers' Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 26, 2006, at 1555 eastern standard time, a Cessna 414, N400CS, operated by Flight Source, LLC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST), Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot and the flight nurse were fatally injured. The flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan, between Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (MGW), Morgantown, West Virginia, and Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey. The positioning flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to company personnel, the airplane was en route to Teterboro to embark a patient for medical transport. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partial air traffic control transcript, at 1521, the pilot contacted Cleveland Center climbing though 3,400 feet for 8,000 feet. The pilot was told to proceed direct to Stillwater, direct Teterboro, and maintain 9,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged. At 1527, the pilot requested a climb to 13,000 feet, as "we're getting iced up pretty bad here." The controller then cleared the airplane to 13,000 feet. When queried about the icing conditions, the pilot responded that the temperature was "about minus three…and we're getting moderate mixed." At 1529, the pilot noted, "I can't climb any farther," and requested 7,000 feet. The controller approved a descent to 5,000 feet, and "if you want to level off on descent, that's approved." At 1531, the pilot noted that at 7,000 feet, "we're keeping up with it, I'd like t
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to abort the landing with a damaged airplane. Contributing to the accident were the damage from the airplane's impact with the runway, the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to the landing attempt, and the in-flight icing conditions.
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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.
