Cessna 414 accident near Colonia, NJ
On October 29, 2019, a Cessna 414 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colonia, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 29, 2019
- Place
- Colonia, NJ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.590°N, 74.311°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191029X22722
Official records · ERA20FA020
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Weather Attachment 6 (Fss Call Recording): Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 1 A�� ATC Audio Recording: Recording (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Specialist Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 2 A�� ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 3 A�� Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 29, 2019, at 1058 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 414A airplane, N959MJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Colonia, New Jersey. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s spouse reported that he planned to depart Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), Leesburg, Virginia, about 0900 local; however, he delayed his departure due to the weather at his destination, Linden Airport (LDJ), Linden, New Jersey. She reported that the pilot was scheduled to give a lecture in Queens, New York, in the afternoon. Review of radar and flight plan data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the airplane departed JYO at 0950 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan and proceeded on course to LDJ. At 1053:20, the airplane’s radar altitude was 2,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and its position was over the DAPVY GPS waypoint, which was the first waypoint associated with the GPS-A circling instrument approach procedure to LDJ. The airplane then turned to a northeast heading, which was consistent with the final approach course for the GPS-A approach. For the next 2 1/2 minutes, the airplane descended along the final approach course and crossed the final approach fix (GEZSY) about 1,200 ft msl (radar altitude). During the descent from DAPVY to GEZSY, the airplane’s groundspeed varied from about 110 knots, to 140 knots, and then to 100 knots. The airplane continued to descend after GEZSY and crossed the subsequent way
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a circling instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall and spin.
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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.
