Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Dec 22, 1974 (8 killed), Che...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on December 22, 1974 near Chester California, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent after the...
- Date: December 22, 1974
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Chester California, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather (NTSB)
A private Cessna 414 flying from Eureka to Winnemucca continued into adverse weather in cloud and entered an uncontrolled descent near Chester, California. All eight aboard died and the wreck was located a few hours later in forest.