Accident: Cessna 414
Feb 3, 2019 · Yorba Linda, CA
NTSB numberWPR19FA079Event id20190204X12045
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after entering instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) while climbing due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s design stress limits and subsequent in-flight break-up. Contributing to accident was the pilot's improper decision to conduct the flight under visual flight rules and to continue the flight when conditions deteriorated.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N414RS
- Year built
- 1981
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb VFR encounter with IMC
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)10 nm (18 km) west
- Chino Airport (CNO)10 nm (18 km) north-east
- John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)13 nm (23 km) south
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