Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Jan 31, 1985 (4 killed), Coa...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on January 31, 1985 near Coatesville-Chester County-G. O. Carlson, Pennsylvania, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 31, 1985
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Coatesville-Chester County-G. O. Carlson, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In flight collision with terrain during the approach, with weather, improper IFR procedure, airspeed not maintained and an inadvertent stall attributed to the pilot in command. No aircraft malfunction was found.
A Santa Fe Associates Cessna 414 Chancellor (N1994G) on a flight from Latrobe to Coatesville crashed about a mile from the airport while on approach to runway 29, striking the ground almost vertically after abrupt low level maneuvers. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.