Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Mar 23, 1980 (2 killed), Lee...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on March 23, 1980 near Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: The AAIB concluded that...
- Date: March 23, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The AAIB concluded that the aircraft entered the spin from an accelerated stall, possibly because the pilot tried to regain the approach centreline with a sharper turn than normal. The relatively low speed, gusty conditions and the handling characteristics of the modified flap system were contributory factors.
On 23 March 1980 a Cessna 414 Chancellor (G-BAOZ) operated by Northair Aviation crashed while turning onto final approach to runway 15 at Leeds Bradford Airport. It was on a local test flight after modification for a United Nations charter to Pakistan. The aircraft slowed below normal approach speed, entered a spin to the left and crashed into woodland, where it was destroyed by fire. Both the pilot and the ground engineer on board were killed.