Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Oct 26, 1991 (2 killed), Lon...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on October 26, 1991 near Long Beach, California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's improper emergency...
- Date: October 26, 1991
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's improper emergency procedures, failing to retract the gear and maintain airspeed after shutting the engine down. The scavenge pump failure and the inadvertent stall were contributing factors.
A Cessna 414 took off from Long Beach on a flight to Scottsdale. The pilot reported losing the left engine after takeoff, but the cause was a failed scavenge pump. He left the landing gear down and let the airspeed decay while turning back toward the airport, so the aircraft stalled and nosed into the ground in a residential area. Both occupants were killed.