Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Dec 22, 1988 (2 killed), Blo...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on December 22, 1988 near Bloomville, Ohio, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB cited an encounter with icing...
- Date: December 22, 1988
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Bloomville, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB cited an encounter with icing and dark night cloud conditions during the climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain control in cruise.
Cessna 414A Chancellor N84UM was on a private flight from Pontiac, Michigan to West Palm Beach, Florida, on the night of 22 December 1988. The controller lost its transponder return shortly after it reached FL290 and the pilot's last substantive call mentioned ice. The wreckage was scattered over about six miles near Bloomville, Ohio, and both occupants were killed.